Rate determiners in Sales

You can specify rate determiners to decide which date is used to determine the exchange rates. Amounts in foreign currencies are converted to the home currency, based on the valid exchange rate.

A company's currency system, which you can define in the Currency System field of the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session, defines how amounts are calculated and registered.

These currency systems are available:

  • Single currency
  • Independent currency
  • Dependent currency

Based on the currency system, you can specify these rate determiners in Sales:

Currency System: Single Currency
Rate Determiners: Document Date
Expected Cash Date
Manually Entered
Fixed
Delivery Date
Currency System: Independent currency
Rate Determiners: Document Date
Expected Cash Date
Manually Entered
Fixed Hard
Fixed Local
Fixed Local and Hard
Delivery Date
Currency System: Dependent Currency
Rate Determiners: Document Date
Expected Cash Date
Manually Entered
Fixed
Delivery Date

Using rate determiners

For the standard currency system, you can only use Document Date and Manually Entered.

Document Date
LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created. The Document Date rate determiner applies to all types of transactions. You can manually change the rate.

The rate is updated by Invoicing when the invoice is posted.

Manually Entered
You can manually enter the rate. By default, LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created. The Manually Entered rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.
Delivery Date
If the goods are not yet delivered, LN uses the rate that is valid on the order date. However, if this order date is in the past, LN uses the rate that is valid on the current date.

If the goods are delivered, LN uses the rate that is valid on the actual delivery date.

The Delivery Date rate determiner only applies to sales orders, service orders, and sales invoices. You cannot manually change the rate.

Receipt Date
LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which you expect to receive the goods. The Receipt Date rate determiner only applies to purchase orders and purchase invoices. You cannot manually change the rate.
Expected Cash Date
LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time at which payment of the sales invoice or purchase invoice is expected.
Expected cash date = expected delivery/receipt date + payment period 

The payment period is specified in the Payment Terms (tcmcs0113s000) session. The Expected Cash Date rate determiner applies to all types of transactions. You cannot manually change the rate.

The rate is updated by Invoicing when the invoice is posted.

Fixed
You can use this rate determiner only for a dependent currency system or a single currency system. The Fixed rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rates between the transaction currency and the reference currencies, the rate is fixed. If you do not manually enter the rates, the rate is not fixed and LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Hard
You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Hard rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the reporting currencies, the rates are fixed. The local currency rate is based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the reporting currencies, the rates are not fixed and LN uses the rates that are valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Local
You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Local rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the local currency, the rate is fixed. The other rates are based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the local currency rate, the rate is not fixed and LN uses the rate that is valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.

Fixed Local and Hard
You can use this rate determiner only for an independent currency system. The Fixed Local and Hard rate determiner applies to all types of transactions.

If you manually enter the rate between the transaction currency and the home currencies, the rates are fixed. The local currency rate is based on the document date of the actual document.

If you do not manually enter the rates between the transaction currency and the home currencies, the rates are not fixed and LN uses the rates that are valid on the date and time on which the documents are created.