Assigning translation methods

This section describes how to assign a translation method to an account.

  1. Start Designer.
  2. Connect to the model.
  3. Expand the model.
  4. Expand Chart of Accounts.
  5. Select Accounts.
  6. In the center pane, expand [BPDACCOUNT] by clicking the icon to the left of the member name.
    The Account dimension expands, displaying the top account (default) categories. The top account categories are:
    • I000000 – Profit (Loss) account hierarchy
    • A000000 – ASSETS account hierarchy
    • L000000 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY account hierarchy
  7. Expand any of the hierarchies to view the accounts.
  8. Specify a translation method in the Currency Method columns for each account that should have the currency translated. The valid values are:
    • PA for periodic average translations
    • F for closing translations
    • H for historical translations
    • N for no conversion