Setting Up a Currency Code

Access the Set Up Currency Codes form.

Display Decimals

Enter the number of decimals to be used in currency amount fields. For example, the number of decimals is 2 for USD dollars, 0 (zero) for Japanese yen, and 3 for Cameroon francs.

The default value for the number of decimals in the data dictionary is 2. By changing the data dictionary, you can change the appearance of forms and reports to display a zero decimal or 3 decimal currency.

After you specify the number of decimal positions for a currency in the Display Decimals field, do not change it. If you change it, transactions that are already processed are adversely affected.

(TWN) Set up the Taiwan Dollar currency with zero display decimals.

Amount to Word Translator

Enter the translator program number used by the AP payment program to convert numeric values to words. The number that you enter must exist in UDC table 98/CT. Each translator program number is hard coded and converts numeric values to words on payments based on the language specified for the translator program, regardless of the language specified for the user profile. The number of decimal places is also hard coded in the translator program.

For example, translator program number X00500FR is a French program that would convert 2,454.25 EUR to DEUX MILLE QUATRE CENT CINQUANTE QUATRE ET 25/100*******************************.

You can override the translator program number assigned to a currency in the processing options for a print payment program such as R04572. If you leave the Amount to Word Translator field blank and do not assign a translator program number in the print payment program, the system converts numeric values to English words.