How do I add a new currency?

Summary

This article will discuss how to add a new currency to the system to be used when assigning to an account that has a different country to that of Great Britain.

Creating a New Currency

To create a new currency to the system you will need to go to: "Reports & Parameters" -> "Maintenance Options" -> "System Administrator". If a prompt appears asking " Other users are in this copy of the software. Do you still want to enter this option?" simply click the [Yes] button to continue. Then go to "Currency Maintenance".

• On the "Base Currency :" type the abbreviation for the currency. i.e. SAR, for Saudi Arabia Riyal.
• Press <F5>. This will open up the "Base Currency Details" screen.

General - Base Currency Details

On the "Base Currency Details" screen you will need to fill out the detail of the new currency, as follows:

• On the "Name:" type in the name of the currency. e.g. Saudi Arabia Riyal.
• On the "Units:" enter the name of the currency's main units of denomination. e.g. Riyal.
• On the "Sub-Units:" enter the name of the currency's main units of denomination. e.g. halala.
• On the "Places:" enter the amount of decimal places that currency is displayed as, this defaults to 2.
• On the "Country:" enter the name of the country where this currency is used. e.g. Saudi Arabia.

Symbols - Base Currency Details

Next you will need to fill out some details of how the symbols are displayed, if printed or shown on screen.

• On the "Prefix/Suffix :" enter whther or not the symbol for the currency should come before the amount or after the amount. e.g. Prefix is £100. Where as Suffix is 100SR.
• On the "Screen Symbol :" enter the symbols/characters that should be used for displaying this currency on the screen.