Foreign Currency Codes

When the CASHIERING > FOREIGN CURRENCY HANDLING application function is set to Y, use the options under Configuration > Cashiering > Foreign Currency to define and manage various exchange rates for any number of foreign currencies at your property.

Follow these steps when setting up foreign currencies:

Create currencies through Configuration > Cashiering > Foreign Currency > Foreign Currency Codes. (This step is described below.)
Create exchange type codes for the currencies configured in step 1 through Configuration > Cashiering > Foreign Currency > Exchange Codes.
Set actual exchange rates based on the exchange codes from step 2 through Configuration > Cashiering > Foreign Currency > Exchange Rates.

The following exchange codes are available (these exchange codes can be combined as appropriate):

Exchange Cash
Exchange Check
Settlement
Posting
Commission
Membership

For example, for each currency you might define one exchange code for posting accommodations, and a second code for settlement and cash exchange. Each code can have its own exchange rate and start date. The accommodations posting rate could be updated monthly whereas settlement and cash exchange rates could be updated daily.

As you will need to update each exchange rate anytime the official rates change, you may want to limit the number of exchange codes to those that are actually required by your property.

OPERA accommodates both buying foreign currency (the usual transaction where the guest exchanges foreign currency for local currency) as well as selling foreign currency (exchanging local currency for foreign currency). When you configure currency codes, you can indicate if selling of that currency is supported.

Configuring Currency Codes

Select Configuration > Cashiering > Foreign Currency > Foreign Currency Codes to create a new foreign currency code or to edit existing codes. The Foreign Currency Codes screen appears.

This screen lists the foreign currency codes you have already created.

Note: An array of currency codes are provided as OPERA SID data. These ISO codes are listed in OPERA SID Currency Codes, below.

Currency. Currency code.

Description. Description of the currency code.

Decimals. Number of decimal places used when calculating exchange rates in the currency.

Sell Currency. (Available when the CASHIERING > SELL FOREIGN CURRENCY application parameter is set to Y.) An X in this column indicates that the currency has both a sell rate and sell commission and a buy rate and buy commission.

Adding and Editing Foreign Currency Codes

To create a new foreign currency code, select the New button on the Foreign Currency Codes screen. To edit an existing code, highlight your choice and select the Edit button. The Foreign Currency Codes - New or Foreign Currency Codes - Edit screen appears.

Provide the following information and select the OK button:

Code. The code for the type of currency (e.g., AUD; DKK; HKD, etc.).

Description. Description associated with the currency (Australian Dollar; Danish Krone; Hong Kong Dollar, Guatemalan Quetzal, etc.).

Decimals. Decimal format for the currency (e.g., 0=$1, 1=$1.0, 2=$1.00, 3=$1.000, etc.). Each currency is displayed in its own decimal format on screens throughout OPERA.

Currency Symbol. Fixed graphic representation for this currency ($ =US Dollar, £=British Pound Sterling, ¥=Japanese Yen, €= Euro).

You can type a character in this currency symbol field by using its corresponding number from the Windows ANSI character set. Press the NumLock key to make the numeric keypad active. Press the Alt key while typing the ANSI number (including the leading zero) using the keys on the numeric keypad, and then release the Alt key. For example, to enter the symbol for the British Pound Sterling, use the key sequence Alt+0163; Alt+0165 to display the Japanese Yen; Alt+0128 displays the Euro symbol. For more information on currency symbols access http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/currency_symbols.html.

Sell Currency. (Available when the CASHIERING > SELL FOREIGN CURRENCY application parameter is set to Y.) When this box is selected, you can specify both a sell rate and sell commission and a buy rate and buy commission for the currency.

Inactive. Select this check box to make the foreign currency code inactive at the property. You cannot make a foreign currency code inactive if there are exchange rates already configured for the code. This check box will be disabled if the selected currency is defined as a local currency for the property. When a foreign currency code is inactive it will not be available for selection in the following screens:

Exchange Rates for configuring exchange rates.
Rate Codes screen for attaching a currency to a new or existing rate code that has a different currency already selected.
Package Codes screen for attaching a currency to a new or existing package code that has a different currency already selected.
Reservation screen for selecting another currency for the reservation. If an inactive currency is already selected for the reservation, the user will NOT be forced to select another currency.
Rate Information screen when selecting a currency. But if an inactive currency is already selected, then the rate information will still be calculated using the inactive currency.
Currency Calculator screen when selecting a currency.
Payment screen when selecting or manually entering a currency code.

OPERA SID Currency Codes

Currency Code	Description	Decimal Positions
ALL	Albania Leke	2
DZD	Algeria Dinars	2
AUD	Australian Dollar	2
AZN	Azerbaijan Manats	2
BHD	Bahrain Dinar	3
BYR	Belarus Rubles	0
BAM	Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Arka	2
BWP	Botswana Pulas	2
BND	Brunei Dollar	2
BGN	Bulgaria Leva	2
CAD	Canadian Dollar	2
KYD	Cayman Island Dollar	2
COP	Colombian Peso	2
XOF	Communaute Financire Africaine BCEAO Francs	2
XAF	Communaute Financire Africaine BEAC Francs	2
CDF	Congo/Kinshasa Congolese Francs	2
HRK	Croatia Kuna	2
CYP	Cyprus Pound	2
CZK	Czech Republic Koruny	2
DKK	Danish Krone	2
DJF	Djibouti Francs	2
EGP	Egyptian Pound	2
ERN	Eritrea Nakfa	2
EEK	Estonia Krooni	2
ETB	Ethiopia Birr	2
EUR	Euro Currency	2
GMD	Gambia Dalasi	2
GEL	Georgia Lari	2
GHS	Ghana Cedis	2
GIP	Gibraltar Pounds	2
GTQ	Guatemala Quetzal	2
GGP	Guernsey Pounds	2
GNF	Guinea Francs	2
GYD	Guyana Dollars	2
HKD	Hong Kong Dollar	2
HUF	Hungarian Forint	0
ISK	Iceland Kronur	2
INR	Indian Rupees	2
IDR	Indonesian Rupiah	0
IRR	Iran Rials	0
IMP	Isle of Man Pounds	2
ILS	Israel New Shekels	2
JPY	Japanese Yen	0
JEP	Jersey Pounds	2
JOD	Jordan Dinars	3
KZT	Kazakhstan Tenge	2
KES	Kenya Shilling	2
KWD	Kuwait Dinar	3
KGS	Kyrgyzstan Soms	2
LVL	Latvia Lati	2
LBP	Lebanon Pounds	0
LRD	Liberia Dollars	2
LYD	Libya Dinars	3
LTL	Lithuania Litai	2
MKD	Macedonia Denars	2
MWK	Malawi Kwachas	2
MYR	Malaysian Ringgit	2
MTL	Malta Liri	2
MUR	Mauritius Rupees	0
MXN	Mexican Peso	2
MDL	Moldova Lei	2
MAD	Morocco Dirhams	2
MZN	Mozambique Meticais	2
NAD	Namibia Dollars	2
NPR	Nepal Nepal Rupees	2
NZD	New Zealand Dollar	2
NGN	Nigeria Nairas	2
NOK	Norwegian Krone	2
OMR	Oman Rial	3
PKR	Pakistan Rupees	2
PEN	Peruvian Nuevo Sol	2
PLN	Poland Zloty	2
QAR	Qatar Rials	2
ROL	Romania Lei	2
RSD	Serbian Dinar
RUB	Russian Ruble	2
RWF	Rwanda Rwanda Francs	0
SAR	Saudia Arabia Riyal	2
SCR	Seychelles Rupees	2
SGD	Singapore Dollar	2
SKK	Slovakia Koruny	2
SIT	Slovenia Tolars	2
SOS	Somalia Shillings	2
ZAR	South Africa Rand	2
SDD	Sudan Dinars	2
SSP	South Sudanese Pound	2
SEK	Swedish Krona	2
CHF	Swiss Franc	2
SYP	Syria Pounds	2
TWD	Taiwan Dollar	0
TJS	Tajikistan Somoni	2
TZS	Tanzania Shillings	2
THB	Thailand Baht	2
TND	Tunisia Dinars	3
TRY	New Turkey Lira	2
TMM	Turkmenistan Manats	2
USD	US Dollar	2
UGX	Uganda Shillings	2
UAH	Ukraine Hryvnia	2
AED	United Arab Emirates Dirham	2
GBP	United Kingdom Pound	2
UZS	Uzbekistan Sums	2
VND	Vietnamese Dong	0
YER	Yemen Rials	2
ZMK	Zambia Kwacha	2
ZWD	Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Dollars	2