Currency Exchange Rates Import

When the Multiple Currencies feature is enabled, you can use the Import Assistant to import currency exchange rates into NetSuite. Exchange rates are stored as a list in NetSuite, with each line in the list representing an exchange rate between a base currency and a foreign currency. For more information, see Currency Management.

NetSuite OneWorld accounts may have multiple base currencies, with different base currencies set for different subsidiaries. Accounts that are not OneWorld have a single base currency only. Note that exchange rates defined for a base currency in a OneWorld account apply to all subsidiaries using that base currency.

The Currency Exchange Rates import requires the following values for each rate to be imported:

• Currency -the foreign currency to which the rate is applied

• Exchange Rate -the number of base currency units that equal one foreign currency unit

• Effective Date -the first date that the rate should be used

• Base Currency -(OneWorld only) the base currency to which the rate is applied

  For accounts that are not OneWorld, you do not have to define a base currency per rate, because the base currency is always the same.

• Exchange Rate Type – (only when the Currency Exchange Rate Types feature is enabled) the currency exchange rate type associated with the exchange rate

  You can select the value in your Field Mapping if the import file does not include a value. The Import Assistant automatically selects the default currency exchange rate type. For information about the feature, see Currency Exchange Rate Types.

Update data handling is not supported for this import, to be consistent with currency exchange rates functionality in the user interface. To update a rate between two currencies, add a record with the same base currency and foreign currency, the new exchange rate, and a new effective date. For example:

• If NetSuite has the following exchange rate stored:

• To change the rate, you include a line like the following in your CSV import file, with a new exchange rate and a new effective date. When the import is completed, this new rate will be used from the new date going forward.

For more details about how currency exchange rates are handled in NetSuite, you can review the Lists > Accounting > Currency Exchange Rates page, and see Currency Exchange Rates.

The Import Assistant is available at Setup > Import/Export > Import Tasks > Import CSV Records. After you select the record type for import, in this case Accounting, you choose the import character encoding. For more information, see Select a Record Type for Import and Choose Import Character Encoding.

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