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specifying target currency and deselect Enable for Conversion checkbox, the target currency
field is cleared because input parameters can be used only for currency conversion.
c. To specify exchange rate type, in the Exchange Rate Types dialog, select the Type as follows:
Type Purpose
Fixed To select exchange rate from the currency table
TCURW.
Input Parameter To provide exchange rate input at runtime as input
parameter.
d. To specify the date for currency conversion, in the Conversion Date dialog, select the Type as follows:
Type Purpose
Fixed To select conversion date from the calendar.
Attribute To select conversion date from one of the attributes
used in the view.
Input Parameter To provide conversion date input at runtime as input
parameter.
e. To specify the schema where currency tables are located for conversion, in the Schema for currency
conversion, select the required schema.
f. To specify the client for which the conversion rates to be looked for, in the Client for currency
conversion, select the required option.
e. From the dropdown list, select the required value that is used to populate data if the conversion fails:
Option Result
Fail In data preview, the system displays an error for
conversion failure.
Set to NULL In data preview, the value for the corresponding records
is set to NULL.
Ignore In data preview, you view the unconverted value for the
corresponding records.
4. If you want to associate a measure with a unit of measure other than currency, do the following:
a. Select the value Quantity with Unit of Measure in the Measure Type dropdown list.
b. In the Quantity Units dialog , select the required Type as follows:
Type Purpose
Fixed To select a unit of measure from the unit tables T006
and T006A.
Attribute To select a unit of measure from one of the attributes
used in the view.
c. Select the required value, and choose OK.
5. Choose OK.
Note: You can associate currency or unit of measure with a calculated measure, and perform currency
conversion for a calculated measure by editing it.
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