Run the transaction currency conversion

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Note: This routine is identical for both customers and suppliers. The instructions below will apply for customers.

Caution: Make sure that no one is working in the system before you start this routine.

  1. Select the Transaction currency conversion, by customer menu item.
  2. You access Transaction curr conversion – selection, Conversion by customer and currency. Complete the following fields:
  3. From transaction currency
    Mandatory entry. Enter the current transaction currency.
    To transaction currency
    Mandatory entry. Enter the new transaction currency.
    Debtor number
    Enter up to 10 customer numbers. If you leave the fields blank, then all customers will be selected.
    Conversion rate
    Enter the conversion rate. This field will only be used if the To transaction currency field has a currency code that is not the same as the system currency code.
    Due date
    Enter a due date. All documents with a due date after the date entered here will be converted. If the field is left blank, then all open items will be converted regardless of their due dates.
    Conversion library
    This field cannot be changed. The library shown will contain parallel files; A7SCTO5XX for release 7.

    Click OK to start the conversion.

Post conversion processes

Files for templates will not be converted. The following templates must be manually checked and changed after conversion:
File Description
SROALT A/R and A/P analysis list templates
SROAPI A/P Defaults & attributes – invoice
SROAPP A/P Defaults & attributes – payments
SROARI A/R Defaults & attributes – invoice
SROARP A/R Defaults & attributes – payments
SROTPART Templates – A/R transaction list
SROTPAPT Templates – A/P transaction list
SROTPGLT Templates – G/L transaction list
Continue with the following processes:
File To do
SROGLT G/L entry defaults & attributes will not be converted, must be manually checked after conversion.
SROARD, SROART Delete all on-line reports created in the Work with A/R-A/P analysis reports routine.
Tables will not be converted. The following table must be manually checked before conversion:
File Description
SROCTLVR VAT rounding rules
Continue with the following process:
File To do
SRODTGI All standing orders must be manually reviewed in the Maintain standing orders routine.
Last process to complete:
Rebuild A/R and A/P balances.

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