Multi Currency

[Chris Kelleher]

Symix and Multi-Currency

In the Currency and Rates Screen in Symix I am seeing for the domestic
currency an effective date of 0001. What are the implecations of using a
date like 0001, will the system interpret it as 1901, or 2001. If it is
2001, then that date has not yet been reached.

If it is 1900, can the system using a -yy of 1930 how does it understand
data before that date?

A screen shot of the currency rates screen is displayed below

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File Edit List View Activity Reports Utility
Modules
+SYMIX 4.0R8.00x peake CURRENCY CODES AND RATES 01/12/00
15:43+
¦ Currency Code: N/A
¦ Description: TT
¦ Currency Symbol: TT$
¦ Country: Trinidad
¦
¦ FOREIGN CURRENCY TO ONE UNIT OF DOMESTIC CURRENCY
¦ Buying Exchange Rate: 1.000
¦ Selling Exchange Rate: 1.000
¦ Effective Date: 01/01/0001 08:27:36
¦
¦ Rounding Factor: 0.010


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[Chris Kelleher]

The -yy parameter only tells progress how to interpret a two digit date.
The date is actually stored in the database as an integer.

Since this date is a 4 digit date the -yy has no effect on it.

So this currency rate has been in effect since the year 0001.
I guess that would be one year after Christ was born.