How do I add a new currency?

Summary

This article explains 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

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. e.g. 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 minor units of denomination. e.g. halala.
• On the "Places:" enter the amount of decimal places that currency is displayed. 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 whether or not the symbol for the currency should come before the amount or after the amount. e.g. Prefix is £100. whereas Suffix is 100SR.
• On the "Screen Symbol :" enter the symbols or characters that should be used for displaying this currency on the screen. e.g. SR.
• On the "Printer :" enter the type/style of printer. e.g. W01 for a Windows Printer.
• On the "Printer Symbol :" enter the symbols or characters that should be used for printing this currency. e.g. SR.

Remember that there is an option per print parameter record (from "System Administrator - Printing Parameters", or <Alt-P>) that needs to be enabled for these symbols to be used.

• Press <Esc>.
• Press <Esc>.
• Click [Accept] on the screen prompt that appears.

See Also

• How do I Add a New Country?

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