Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-SRV-BSF-CUR (Application Component) Currency Conversion/Expiring Currency⤷
SFIB (Package) Financials: Components in Basis
Basic Data
| Data Element | BWAER_CURV |
| Short Description | Reference currency for currency translation |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | WAERS | |
| Data Type | CUKY | Currency key, referenced by CURR fields |
| Length | 5 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 5 | |
| Value Table | TCURC |
Further Characteristics
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | BASE_CURR | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Ref.crcy. |
| Medium | 15 | Ref.currency |
| Long | 20 | Reference currency |
| Heading | 8 | Ref.crcy |
Documentation
Definition
Currency key which should be used for all foreign currency translation for the exchange rate type in question.
Use
If foreign currency translation is necessary between many different currencies, you can simplify the maintenance of the exchange rates by specifying a reference currency. You then only have to specify for this exchange rate type the rates of all currencies in relation to the reference currency. All foreign currency translation is then carried out in two stages via the reference currency.
Procedure
If you want to use this simplified form of exchange rate maintenance, simply enter the key here for the currency you want to use as a reference currency.
Examples
Your reference currency is USD. You want to translate 100.00 FRF into DEM. DEM is the local currency of the company code. The exchange rate table contains the following entries:
DEM USD 0.63000
FRF USD 0.22000
These values give the following (simulated) exchange rate:
FRF DEM 0.34921
The currency is then translated as if this were the exchange rate entered in the table.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
