Configuring Foreign Currency Codes

Creating the Foreign Currency Codes

1. From the Administration menu, select Financial, select Cashiering Management, and then select Foreign Currency Codes.

2. Click New.

3. Enter a Code representing the type of foreign currency, such as AUD for Australian dollar, USD for United States dollar, and so on.

4. Enter a Description associated with the currency, such Australian Dollar, Danish Krone, Hong Kong Dollar, and so on.

5. Enter the Decimals format for the currency, such as 0=$1, 1=$1.0, 2=$1.00, 3=$1.000, and so on. Each currency appears in its own decimal format on screens throughout OPERA Cloud.

6. Enter a Currency Symbol representing the currency, such as $=US Dollar, €=Euro countries, and so on.

   You can type a character in this currency symbol field by using its corresponding number from the Windows ANSI character set. Press the NumLock key to make the numeric keypad active. Press the Alt key while typing the ANSI number (including the leading zero) using the keys on the numeric keypad, and then release the Alt key. For example, to enter the symbol for the British Pound Sterling, use the key sequence Alt+0163; Alt+0165 to display the Japanese Yen; Alt+0128 displays the Euro symbol.

7. Select the Sell Currency check box to specify both a sell rate and sell commission as well as a buy rate and buy commission for the currency.

8. Select the Inactive check box to make the foreign currency code inactive at the property.

   You cannot make a foreign currency code inactive if exchange rates are already configured for the code. The check box will be disabled if the selected currency is defined as a local currency for the property. When a foreign currency code is inactive, it will not be available for selection in the following screens:

   • Exchange Rates for configuring exchange rates.

   • Rate Codes screen for attaching a currency to a new or existing rate code that has a different currency already selected.

   • Package Codes screen for attaching a currency to a new or existing package code that has a different currency already selected.

   • Reservation screen for selecting another currency for the reservation. If an inactive currency is already selected for the reservation, you will not be forced to select another currency.

   • Rate Information screen when selecting a currency. But, if an inactive currency is already selected, then the rate information will still be calculated using the inactive currency.

   • Currency Calculator screen when selecting a currency.

   • Payment screen when selecting or manually entering a currency code.

9. Optionally, enter Currency Limits (Local Daily, Foreign Daily, Local Monthly, Foreign Monthly) to control the maximum limit for daily and monthly currency exchange totals.

10. Click Save.

Editing Foreign Currency Codes

1. From the Administration menu, select Financial, select Cashiering Management, and then select Foreign Currency Codes.

2. On the Foreign Currency Codes screen, search and select the required foreign currency code that you want to edit and then click on the vertical ellipses.

3. Click Edit.

4. Update configuration.

5. Click Inactive to mark inactive.

6. Click Save.

Deleting Foreign Currency Codes

1. From the Administration menu, select Financial, select Cashiering Management, and then select Foreign Currency Codes.

2. On the Foreign Currency Codes screen, search and select the required foreign currency code that you want to delete.

3. Click on the vertical ellipses and then click Delete.

4. Confirm the deletion.

5. Click Save.