SAP ABAP Data Element WKURS (Exchange Rate)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   SRM-EBP (Application Component) Enterprise Buyer
     BBP_APPLICATION (Package) Structure Package EBP
       ME (Package) Application development R/3 Purchasing
Basic Data
Data Element WKURS
Short Description Exchange Rate  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type KURSP    
Data Type DEC   Counter or amount field with comma and sign 
Length 9    
Decimal Places 5    
Output Length 10    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name EXCH_RATE   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Exch. Rate 
Medium 15 Exchange Rate 
Long 20 Exchange Rate 
Heading 10 Exch. Rate 
Documentation

Definition

Rate used by the system in translating figures from a foreign currency into the local currency.

Use

Your system is configured in such a way that it expects:

  • No prefix (leading sign) for direct rates
  • No prefix for indirect rates

Dependencies

Example

Your local currency is the US Dollar (USD) and your foreign currency is the Euro (EUR).

Direct rate (price notation)
One unit of the foreign currency EUR costs the displayed number of units of the local currency (1.95583 USD).

Indirect rate (volume notation)
One unit of your local currency, USD, costs the displayed number of units of the foreign currency (0.51129 EUR).

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981210 
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