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Currency 2 is displayed in the Currency2 view of the Accounts table. It allows you to get an estimate of all account balances, including those in the base currency, in a different foreign currency defined as Currency 2.
To convert account balances into Currency 2, the currency must be defined in the Exchange Rates table, even if it is not listed in the Chart of Accounts. Currency 2 represents a temporary value: each time the exchange rate is updated, the converted balances are automatically recalculated.
The conversion uses the exchange rate indicated in the Exchange Rates table, in the Exchange Rate column.
If the Currency 2 exchange rate is changed, the amounts shown in the Currency2 view of the Accounts table are updated accordingly.
Since this is a current conversion and not a historical one, there may be differences between the balances in the original currency and the converted ones. For more details, see the Exchange rate issues page.
If you want to convert account amounts into a Currency 2 that is not yet present in the Exchange Rates table, you must first add it to the Exchange Rates table and then select it as Currency 2 in File > Basic data file properties, Foreign currency section.
Conversion logic
The conversion of amounts into Currency 2 takes into account the account currency, with the following logic:
- If Currency 2 matches the account currency, the amount in the account currency is used directly.
- If Currency 2 matches the base currency, the amount in the base currency is used.
- In all other cases, the amount is converted from the base currency to Currency 2 using the current exchange rate from the Exchange Rates table (Exchange Rate column).
Historical exchange rates are not used.