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This document explains the carry out of the update and upload the Foreign Currencies for Argentina Companies using the information available in the Banco de la Nación Argentina.
Detail the scope (legal entities, etc.)
This procedure applies to Argentina Companies in PF1.
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For legal reason is necessary to update the system with the rates from Banco de la Nación Argentina. The exchange rate defined in PF1 and WP1 cannot be used for Chile Companies.
This procedure describes:
The exchange rate should be updated performed every working day at 5 p.m. in Curitiba time, using the rate of the current working day.
For the closing monthly rate, it should be performed every first day of the current month.
These process is described in detail in the sections below.
Go to the Banco de La Nación Argentina.


Run the transaction ZRATEMOD (system PF1) in order to upload to SAP the Exchange Rate.
In the transaction insert the following information:
"Exch. Rate type" – the type of the rate to be modified:
For Argentina, we use three different types: LARA, LARD and LARP.
For LARA, we should use the "Compra" column, and update the Dollar (USD) and Euro (EUR), for example:![]()
Just remember that we should replace the dot with a comma.
Press enter;
The system will inform the actual rate.
After that is necessary just to press and . The new rate will be assumed by the system:
For LARD, we should use the "Venta" column, and update the Dollar (USD) and Euro (EUR), for example:![]()
For LARP, we should use the "Venta column, and we only update the Dollar (USD) type.
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Go to the Banco de La Nación Argentina.

Run the transaction ZRATEMOD (system PF1) in order to upload to SAP the Exchange Rate.
In the transaction insert the following information:
"Exch. Rate type" – the type of the rate to be modified:
For the closing type rate, we use only LARA and LARP;
For LARA, we should use the "Compra" column, and for LARD we should use the "Venta" column.

Press enter;
The system will inform the actual rate.
After that is necessary just to press and . The new rate will be assumed by the system:
Do the same process for BRL, CHF, EUR, GBP and JPY for LARA and also for LARD.
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Tasks to be completed when documenting an operation (from creation to publication)1. Enter the Title of the operation / page2. Add the following Labels :
3. Fill in all fields as described above4. Name the title of each section using OPD methodology naming convention - Infinitive verb without the “to”, mainly action verb...something) - " I do something..."5. Once the description of the operation is completed, ensure it is approved and published by launching the SBS-Finance approval workflow |
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Responsibility area: 2. Enter the responsibility area described in OPD matrix ("N/A" for Country Accounting Operations) |