Exchange Rates
In WBP
CAR1 - Magnitude Exchange Rate
Description
CAR1 is the joining of the "un-cumulated" version of the Cumulated Monthly Mean (CMM - Also refered as "YTD Monthly Avg Rate") AND the PREV (Budget) rates from BFC.
For past months, CAR1 is the un-cumulated CMM and for the future months, it is the PREV rate.
When to use it
Must be used for Profit & Loss accounts (cumulated) and most of balance sheet movement flows.
Source
Business Objects receives the Cumulated Monthly Mean rate (CMM) and the PREV (Budget) rates from BFC and calculates via a program the "un-cumulated" monthly rates and then sends it to BW via flat file.
For details of the calculations in BO :
Technical Details
- Process chain Z_TAUX_CARAT
- File is //exploit/BW/TAUX_DEV/Taux_dev_carat.lst
- Program Z_CREATE_EXCHANGE_RATES_CARAT
CAR3 - Exchange Rate base on CAR1 ref. crcy EUR
CAR3 is the same rate as CAR1 but can be used to convert from any currency to any currency.
As CAR1 can only be used to convert to EUR, CAR3 is set so that EUR is used as a "Pivot" currency.
The CAR3 is not as exact as the CAR1 rate because the "pivoting" calculation may loose some decimals information. |
M - Standard translation at average rate
Source
The M rate comes directly from SAP WP1 => no more since June, 2016 now the currency rate M is loaded from PF1_050 (see the detail in the google presentation at the end of this page)
Technical Details
Loaded via program RSIMPCURR with variant ZRATE_M
ZRHO - Monthly valuation consolidation rate
Description
It's the End of month rate (FDM) from BFC. Rate is posted by the European Central Bank (ECB - TARGET system) or related National Central Bank, on last quotation day.
Values can be checked In the finance team site. Under Exchange Rate. "Fin mois / End of Month".
Or in the Solia CICC Online, Financial And Credit Tools :
http://solia.solvay.com/irj/portal/CICCOnline_FinancialAndCreditTools
Source
SAP WP1 - Rate ZRHO -
Remark : ZRHO must be manually created when a new currency is needed. Then a job will run and update it automaticaly using "M" of the last working day.
When to use it
Must be used for Balance Sheet accounts, end of period flow.
Technical Details
Loaded via program RSIMPCURR with variant ZRHO
ZRH2 - Exchange Rate base on ZHRO ref. crcy EUR
Description
ZRH2 is the same rate as ZRHO but can be used to convert from any currency to any currency.
As ZRHO can only be used to convert to EUR, ZRH2 is set so that EUR is used as a "Pivot" currency.
Technical Details
Program used : Z_CREATE_EXCHANGE_RATES_ZRH2 Pgr: Exchange Rate ZRH2 base on ZRHO
The ZRH2 is not as exact as the ZRHO rate because the "pivoting" calculation may loose some decimals information. |
ZRH3 - Exchange Rate base on ZHRO ZBUD ref. EUR
Description
ZRH2 is the concatenation of the ZRHO and ZBUD exchange rates. It takes the ZRHO rate for past periods and the ZBUD for the future periods.
EUR is set as a pivot currency so that the rate can be used from any currency to any currency.
Technical Details
Z_CREATE_EXCHANGE_RATES_ZRH3 Pgr: Exchange Rate ZRH3 base on ZRHO and ZBUD
The ZRH3 is not as exact as the ZRHO rate because the "pivoting" calculation may loose some decimals information. |
C - Cumulated average monthly (reporting)
Description
It's the Cumulated Monthly Mean (CMM - Also refered as "YTD Monthly Avg Rate") from BFC.
Values can be checked In the finance team site. Under Exchange Rate. "Moyen / Average".
Or in the Solia CICC Online, Financial And Credit Tools :
http://solia.solvay.com/irj/portal/CICCOnline_FinancialAndCreditTools
When to use it
It is used by Qlikview for the "Fixed Cost Dashboard and in WBP for P&L and GBU fixed costs.
Source
SAP PI1
ZBUD - ZBUD Monthly reval. for budget (spring)
Description
Exchange rates version PREV (the same as used for Budget and RSB Phases)
Source
BFC
Technical Details
File is : //exploit/BW/Credit_Supplier_Automation/PREVExchangeRatesForBW-SCA-EurUsd.txt
File sent via FTP from 6th to 20th day of the month at 0:30 am (Paris Time).
Some examples
| Application | Query | Rate | Time Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSV | CVA 01_00_00: Invoiced purchasing turnover (FI) GSV_QRY_CUB_FIAP1_CVA_010000 | CAR3 | 0CALMONTH - Invoice Posting Date |
| TR | BW - Shipment costs analysis new (Core Query) BW_QRY_MPR_TR002_0001 | CAR1 | 0CALMONTH - Shipment Creation Date |
| PS | BW - Projects PEC & Cash (Core Query) BW_QRY_MPR_PS004_0001 | CAR3 | 0CALMONTH :
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| FC2 | FC2-A01 - Cost Analyst - NVC destination (Core) BW_QRY_MPR_FC001_0010C | CAR3 | 0FISCPER - Posting Date |
| CBS | CBS - Functions - end of month (Core query) BW_QRY_MPR_FC001_0001 | CAR3 | 0FISCPER - Posting Date |
| IM | BW - Stock evolution with conversion (Core Query) BW_QRY_MPR_IC001_0062 | ZRHO | 0CALMONTH - Stock Month |
| FIAR | BW - Credit Management Overdue (Core Query) BW_QRY_MVFIAR01_0002 | ZRH2 | Selected Date (Variable) |
| FIWC | BW - Working Capital for GBU (Core Query) BW_QRY_MPR_WC02_0002 | ZRH2 | Selected Date (Variable) |
In PQ1
Source of the values:
| Type Code | BW description | Currencies | Frequency | Periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Standard translation at average rate | To EUR | Daily | Up to current day |
| C | Cumulated average monthly (reporting) | To EUR | Monthly | Up to last month |
| A | Average Monthly (Reporting) | To EUR | Monthly | Up to M-1 ? |
M - Standard translation at average rate
Source
The M rate comes directly from the SAP PF1_050.
Technical Details
It happens daily around 08:00 am on Job S_ZW_020_D_EXCHANGERATES.
Loaded via program RSIMPCURR with variant PRS_C_M to load type C and M from PF1_050 to PQ1_020
C - Cumulated average monthly (reporting)
Description
It's the Cumulated Monthly Mean (CMM - Also refered as "YTD Monthly Avg Rate") from BFC.
Source
SAP PF1_050
Technical Details
It happens daily around 08:00 am on Job S_ZW_020_D_EXCHANGERATES.
Loaded via program RSIMPCURR with variant PRS_C_M to load type C and M from PF1_050 (It will get rate D-1 from PF1_050 since daily rate on PF1_050 will update around 16:00)
Process chain ZZCHE_YTD_RATE loads rate into ZZCONRAT ODS.
How C rate calculate:
The program ZZRDICUR computes the average, which is
- 'C' One rate per month at end of month, average of the values for M (mean) rate type since the beginning of the year
The average is computed only on the days where there is a rate. The holidays where there is no fixing (no rate), are not taken into account in the computation such as Christmas.
Principle of currency conversion in BW
Principle
Currency translation | The currency translation happens at different steps : As defined here above, the currency of the transactions are either kept as is or converted into another currency (controlling area currency, ...) when they are uploaded in the different infocubes. If you want to select another currency than that one stored in the infocube, you may translate it on spot when using a query or by creating a key figure with the requested currency and the appropriated available rate. |
Illustration
Example on invoices | Table 1: Solvay chemicals international (0005) has EUR as local currency but issued following invoices :
Table2: T-code: OB08 to see exchange rate (in case we have only following exchange rate in the system)
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Data base currency | The result of the query will be (with database currency - the amount without conversion by exchange rate of OB08. It is calculated during loading data) : It calculate by using table 1 with 3 decimals
The invoiced gross amount is always in local currency and is the result of the conversion of the gross amount in transaction currency as been converted at the rate M (with 3 decimals) of the posting date. Remark : the NETV is a calculation based on the invoiced gross amount. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate M |
For example, we are querying on 17/02/2006. You want to convert the CHF to EUR, in the result of the query if you use rate : ZZTODAY (rate M) : It calculate by using table 2 with Rate M on 17/02/2006 (date of execution the report) for all key figures, which is 1,5588
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Rate C | On the 17/02 you want to convert the CHF to EUR, in the result of the query, if you use the rate : ZZVAVMONTC (rate C) It calculate by using table 2 with Rate C on 17/02/2006 (date of execution the report) for all key figures, which is 1,54942
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Enf of month rate | If your the definition of your key figure in your query specially refers to the rate :ZZVAVMONTH (Monthly end of month rate) :
It calculate by using table 2 with Rate M base on Cal. year / month 12.2005 use 1,5551 01.2006 use 1,5547 02.2006 use 1,5588 It is used exchange rate of last date on each month that available on table 2 (OB08) |
Currency Conversion How To
How to check the rates
- Go to transaction SE16
- Select table TCURR
- Enter a Exchange rate type
- Enter a from currency / to currency
Note If there is no rate for a period BW will use the previous one! Using the example above: if I need to convert from USD to EUR with date = 10.02.2009 since there is no rate it will use the January rate
How to check the conversion types
- Go to transaction RSCUR
- Select a conversion type
- You can then check :
- The exchange rate used
- The time characteristic used to apply the rate
- The target currency (fixed, fixed variable, open)