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From this panel you run the system currency conversion programs.
Function keys
| Select conversion programs | Access the Select conversion programs window to make your selection. |
- Old currency
- Displays the old system currency in the system. The currency is retrieved from the value entered in the System currency field in Work with companies.
- New currency
- Enter the new system currency. If this is an EMU conversion, then enter EURO.
- Conversion rate
- Enter the conversion rate. The rate should be entered as:
- This means that the system uses the following method to calculate the new system amount:
| 1 new system currency unit = 1 denominated old system currency unit multiplied by the conversion rate |
| Old system amount = New system currency amount Conversion rate For example: 180,000 BEF = 4592.72 EURO |
- Select parallel file
- Do not mark if you have already selected the appropriate parallel files or if you accept the standard (*ALL) parallel file selection made by the system. Mark this field and follow the instructions in Select the parallel files for system currency conversion if you want to select parallel files now.
- Set rounding rules
- Mark this field if you want to define rules for rounding for certain amounts and follow the instructions in Define the rounding rules for system currency conversion.
- Release
- Displays the current release.
- Conversion library
- Displays the name of the conversion library. The conversion library is created automatically by the system and holds all information that is unique for the company.
System currency conversion, Selection, DC1 Financials (SCTD0012)
This panel is only displayed if DC1 Financials is installed and activated. Complete the fields and click OK. Note: The system will check if you have completed all the prerequisites for the conversion, e.g. if all transactions in the interface and work files have been updated. The system will display error message “SC00103 – File &1 is not empty – See conversion guide for instructions” for each and every file related to DC1 Financials that must be empty before the conversion can begin. This means that the prerequisites have not been completed. Hence, see About system currency conversion planning for more information.
Reconciliation
- Separate posting
- Mark this field if you want the system to create a separate coin adjustment posting when balancing each voucher in the G/L transaction file after conversion.
- Document type
- Enter the applicable G/L document type.
System currency conversion, Selection, DC1 Distribution (SCTD0013)
This panel is only displayed if DC1 Distribution is installed and activated. Note: No stock take should be performed during system currency conversion.
Click OK. Note: The system will check if you have completed all the prerequisites for the conversion, e.g. if all transactions in the interface and work files have been updated. The system will display error message “SC00103 – File &1 is not empty – See conversion guide for instructions” for each and every file related to DC1 Distribution that must be empty before the conversion can start. This means that the prerequisites have not been completed. Hence, see About system currency conversion planning for more information.
System currency conversion, Selection, DC1 Manufacturing (SCTD0014)
This panel is only displayed if DC1 Manufacturing is installed and activated.
Click OK. Note: The system will check if you have completed all the prerequisites for the conversion, e.g. if all transactions in the interface and work files have been updated. The system will display error message “SC00103 – File &1 is not empty – See conversion guide for instructions” for each and every file related to DC1 Manufacturing that must be empty before the conversion can start. This means that the prerequisites have not been completed. Hence, see About system currency conversion planning for more information.
System currency conversion, Selection, Start conversion (SCTD0015)
Click OK to submit the currency conversion program to batch. The system will inform you when each file has been successfully converted by sending the following message to your user message queue: “Conversion completed normally for; xxx, yyy where xxx is the name of the program and yyy the description.
When the conversion run has completed the following message will be sent: “Job CVT_CURR completed normally“.