Foreign Currency Maintenance

If permitted by your store's policy, you can edit the currency exchange rate for the foreign currencies that are accepted as tenders for sale transactions. Since some currency rates fluctuate frequently, this feature allows you to edit the exchange rate as often as necessary.

Note:

Your system's configuration may make Foreign Currency Maintenance available from a different location than described below.

To perform foreign currency maintenance:

  1. Open the Till Options Menu.

  2. Click Foreign Currency Maint.

  3. Log In to Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service if necessary.

  4. Select the currency to change:

    • Click the currency.

    • Use the up and down arrows to highlight the tender, then press the Spacebar.

  5. Click OK.

    A Currency Exchange window opens, showing information about the currency.

  6. Enter the new exchange rate:

    • New Exchange Rate - The new exchange rate for the currency.

    • Print as Inverted - Allows the use of 1/n value of the exchange rate in the receipts.

    • Comments - Additional information about the reason for the change to the exchange rate.

  7. Click Save New Rate.

    A confirmation prompt opens.

  8. Click Yes.

    Foreign currency transactions use the new exchange rate.