D.15 Statistics and Standard Rates

The Statistics and Standard Rates Column Property Financial Elements are not translated – neither on input (Sources and Drivers) nor on output (Debits and Credits).

Similarly, at the instrument level, columns whose Column Property is other than Balance are never translated.

The meaning of the term “statistic” is contextual. Statistics often lack a currency basis (that is, you do not want the allocation engine to translate them, neither on input nor on output). Most often, transactional volumes, activity volumes, unit costs, and other statistics do not vary by currency in their meaning. For example, you may wish to utilize headcount statistics as a driver in one or more allocation rules. Your headcount statistic would be invariant as to currency.

On the other hand, you may wish to store some other kinds of “statistics” as a function of currency. Weighted average interest rates on loans and deposits or weighted average transfer rates, for example, have a strong currency basis.