Daily Exchange Rates Form

Use the Daily Exchange Rates form of General System Setup to configure exchange rates from one currency to another currency for a specific date.

If your firm uses multiple companies, the available currencies are limited to those enabled for the active company.

Location

To display the form:

From the Vision Navigation menu, click Configuration > General > Daily Exchange Rates.

Contents

Currency Filtering Section

Field

Description

From Currency and To Currency

Use the From Currency and To Currency fields to filter the exchange rates that display in the Exchange Rates grid on this form. To display the exchange rates from one currency to all the other currencies, select a currency only in the From Currency field, and leave the To Currency field blank. To display the exchange rates to one currency from all the other currencies, select a currency only in the To Currency field, and leave the From Currency field blank. When you leave both fields blank, all exchange rates display in the grid. Vision remembers the filter settings from one login session to the next. These settings are individual user settings that you can change at any time.

Data Filtering Section

Field

Description

Start Date and End Date

Use the Start Date and End Date fields to filter exchange rate records that display in the Exchange Rates grid on this form by the date that is entered for them in the grid. For example, if you enter 2/15/14 in the Start Date field and 2/20/14 in the End Date field, Vision displays only the exchange rate records that fall within those dates. You can also filter exchange rate records by entering a date in the Start Date field and leaving the End Date field blank. Vision displays all records from the Start Date to the present. Likewise, if you enter a date in the End Date field and leave the Start Date field blank, all exchange rate records from the earliest start date entered in the Exchange Rates grid up through the date that you entered in the End Date display in the grid. You can type the date directly in these date fields, or use the calendar icon in the fields to select a date from the calendar.

Rate Download Exchange Data Section

Field	Description
Today's Date	Select this option if you want to the current day as the default for the download rate.
Specific Date	Select this option and then select a date from the calendar to specify an exact date for the download rate.

Exchange Rates Grid Toolbar

Field	Description
Exchange Rates Drop-Down	Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions: To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer. To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally. To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display. Not all options are available on all grids.
Insert	Click this icon to insert a row in the Exchange Rates grid and enter an exchange rate.
Copy	In the Exchange Rates grid, select a row to copy, and click this icon to create a new exchange rate from the selected row. A new row is added to the grid with the copied contents. Enter and change the information in the new row as needed.
Delete	In the Exchange Rates grid, select a row to delete. Then click this icon to delete it from the grid.

Exchange Rates Grid

Field	Description
From Currency	Select the From currency. The drop-down list contains the list of currencies that you specified in Configuration > General > Company Settings.
To Currency	Select the To currency. The drop-down list contains the list of currencies that you specified in Configuration > General > Company Settings.
Date	Enter the date of the exchange rate, or select a date from the calendar icon. If you want to filter the contents of the Exchange Rates grid by date, you need to enter a date in this field.
Exchange Rate	Enter the exchange rate for the two currencies, up to 10 decimal places.
Download Rates	If your firm uses the XE.com Currency Exchange Rate Service, click this button to download currency rates from XE.com.
Schedule Rate Download	If your firm uses the XE.com Currency Exchange Rate Service, you can schedule, via your process server, when you want the rates downloaded from XE.com. Click this button to display the Schedule dialog box for the process server, and complete the information as needed. The Options tab is blank because it does not apply to rate downloads.
Rate Download Exchange Date	If your firm uses the XE.com Currency Exchange Rate Service, use this feature to download historical exchange rates. Use Today's Date to schedule a daily download of current rates or to download current rates now. Use the Specific Date option, which allows you to select a date from the calendar icon and download historical rates.