Currency Translation over several periodes

Hi,
I have a query on cube 0figl_VC1, on rows 0glaccext and one column with 0balance
currency translation type:
from source curr. to EUR, with our own exchange rate type
and variable time ref beginning of periode (0FISCPER)
exchange rates are updated daily
On runtime I filter periods 001.2007 to 003.2007
no query key date
What I need :
Balance of (accountings of periode 001 translated with exchange rate of periode 001+
accountings of periode 002 translated with exchange rate of periode 002+
accountings of periode 003 translated with exchange rate of periode 003)
Shall it work like this? If not the exchange rate of which periode will come into effect?
Thanks for your help
Birgit

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