You use the Currency tab to set currency-conversion options for block storage databases.
In each of the following boxes, you select a value:
Currency database—To link the main database to the currency database that you select (If the current database is not linked to a currency database, the box displays “None.”)
Conversion method—To multiply or divide the values of the main database by the exchange rates specified in the currency database (Divide is the default.)
Default currency type member—To select a member of the currency type dimension of the currency database (The currency type dimension contains members that identify various currency scenarios.)
The following nodes display dimension names, as defined in the outline of the main database:
Country dimension—If the current database is not linked to a currency database, “None” is displayed.
Time dimension—The default is Year.
Category dimension—The accounts dimension that is tagged as Cur Category (The default is Accounts.)
Currency partition dimension—The dimension tagged as Currency Partition (If the currency database is not linked to a currency database, “None” is displayed.)
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