FX Rates page

The FX Rates page manages foreign exchange rates that are used for currency conversion within the system.

Columns

The columns that are available on the page are shown in the following table.
Table 1. FX Rates page columns
Field name Description
Business Date The effective date on which the FX rate becomes valid and is applied for currency conversions.
From Currency The source currency code from which the amount will be converted, including the currency code and name. For example, US Dollar (USD).
To Currency The target currency code to which the amount is converted, including the currency code and name. For example, Euro (EUR).
FX Rate The exchange rate value that defines how much of the target currency equals one unit of the source currency.
Created The date and time when the FX rate record was created in the system.
Note: The date columns are formatted according to your locale and time zone settings.

Actions

The actions that are available on the page are shown in the following list.
  • Open documentation opens the help page.
  • Create opens the Create FX Rates page.
  • Build query displays the conditions that can be used to display records.
  • Go queries records based on the given conditions.
  • Save Filter saves preferred query conditions for the query builder.
  • Filter column displays the build filter link that you can use to create a filter for the columns on the page.
  • Search entry field. Typing text in this field automatically filters the records that are displayed in the table. The table displays only those records that match what was typed in the search field.
  • Refresh redisplays the list of records to show any new records and the updates that are made to existing records.
  • Download CSV saves the displayed table view as a .csv file.
  • Show more text in table cells (up to 50 lines) shows up to 50 lines of text in a single table cell. The default is to show 5 lines. You can set the table view to either 50 lines or 5 lines at a time.
  • Show less text in table cells for easier reading (up to 5 lines) shows a maximum of 5 lines of text in a single table cell. You can set the table view to either 50 lines or 5 lines at a time.
  • Customize columns displays a page to select which columns are shown or hidden on the page.
  • Row settings configures the size and the spacing of the text that is displayed in the cells of the table.
  • Click a record to view the FX Rate details.
  • Click Delete to delete an FX rate.
  • Select the checkbox to select records.
    • Click Delete to delete the selected records.
    • Click Cancel to cancel the selection.

Permissions

The permissions that are available for managing FX rates in Transaction Server are shown in the following table.
Permissions component Permissions category Permissions Description
Transaction Server Manage FX Rates Activities Create FX Rates Grants permission to create new FX rate records for currency pairs.
Transaction Server Manage FX Rates Activities Update FX Rates Grants permission to modify existing FX rate records.
Transaction Server Manage FX Rates Activities Delete FX Rates Grants permission to delete existing FX rate records.
Transaction Server Manage FX Rates Activities View FX Rates Grants read-only access to view FX rate records.