Contents of the Import Daily Exchange Rates Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Import Daily Exchange Rates screen.
Identification
Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. After you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.
You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. The saved parameters are also useful and necessary when you want to run the process as part of a batch job. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. When you select a previously saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters automatically display as selection defaults. The page setup and print options, if there are any, are also included in the saved parameter ID. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.
Field | Description |
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Parameter ID |
Enter, or click
When you save your record, all the selections made on the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query. You can use the parameter to run the process more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously defined screen selections. After the default selections display on the screen, you can override the defaults. |
Description |
Enter, or click
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Options
Select
Field | Description |
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File Location |
Enter the location of the input file you are importing. There are two ways to do this:
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File Name |
Enter, or click
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Import File Type
Field | Description |
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Text |
Select this option if your exchange rate data input file is a text file. |
CSV |
Select this option if your exchange rate data input file is a comma-separated file. Each record in the import file has three data elements:
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Rate Identification
Field | Description |
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Rate Group |
Enter, or click
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Currency From/To |
Enter, or click
Note: If you do not set up the currency pairings on the Manage Exchange Rate Groups screen before you run this utility, you receive an error message and your rates are not uploaded.
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Start Date |
Enter, or click
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End Date |
You can enter, or click
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Notes |
You can enter a note of up to 254 characters for the uploaded rates. |
Generate the Upload Daily Exchange Rates Report
To generate the Upload Daily Exchange Rates report, enter all of the upload information on the screen and click
on the Costpoint toolbar.
Upload Daily Exchange Rates
To upload daily exchange rates, click
on the Costpoint toolbar, and click
Import Daily Exchange Rates on the menu.