EUR Conversion to USD

Question

I need a currency conversion in my bex query. I have defined a currency translation key with a assignment to the exchange rate type "M".
When I check the results in the query it works with exchange rate type "EURX" rather than "M".
teh global settings are upto date.
Exchange rates are in the TCURR
regards
Ramesh

Answer 1

Read exchange rate from table TCURR
Description
1. If this flag has been deleted and the IMPORT parameter 'RATE' has been given a value greater than zero, the following applies:
a) If the exchange rate type transfered or diverted to 'TYPE_OF_RATE' has been fixed (tcurv-xfixd = 'X'), then the corresponding TCURR entry is read and the fixed exchange rate in the 'FIXED_RATE' parameter returned. If there is no TCURR entry, the error message SG105 is issued.
b) For exchange rates that are not fixed, the TCURR is not read.
2. Otherwise the TCURR is read and the error message SG105 is issued if the required TCURR entry has not been found.
The currency factor (TCURF) must have been maintained.
Value range
INITIAL ODER  'X'
Default
'X'
Function Module
CONVERT_TO_LOCAL_CURRENCY
Currency translation
Currency translation allows you to translate key figures with currency field that are present in the source system with different currencies to a standard currency in the BW system,
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ec/076f3b6c980c3be10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
Currency transaltion feautures
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/ec/076f3b6c980c3be10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
Procedure for Currency conversion*
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ec/076f3b6c980c3be10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
Trnsactions for Doing Currency conversion
If you are using SAP Netweaver 2004s and BI 7.0, use Tcode RSCUR
RRC1 Create Currency Conversion Type
RRC2 Edit Currency Conversion Type
RRC3 Display Currency Translation Type
Transaction for maintaining currency translation is OBBS and for exchange rates OB08
Step by step procedure (sample with example)
1. try to go to RSCUR:
2. create or modify your currency translation type
3. exchange rate type could be "M" (standard) and choose dynamic exchange rate determination
4. in Currency Tab set: source currency from record, target is USD
5. and now TIME Tab: use Variable Time reference: "END of MONTH" with standard InfoObject "0CALMONTH" or "END of PERIOD" with Standard InfoObject "0FISCPER"
Attention: the InfoObject 0CALMONTH or 0FISCPER has to be in your Cube. Otherwise choose special InfoObject "ZYOUROBJECT" which has the date (like 20.03.2008)
its better to choose "Beginning of Period", because your table in OB08 has to be filled with values starting 01.MM.YYYY
(like 01.03.2008) is exchange rate = 28
01.04.2008 is exchange rate = 29 etc. not to think about how many days are in Februar, March, April etc.
Currency Transalation in Bex
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/1a682de07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/content.htm
Ad Hoc Currency Translation in BEx
Take a look at the blog for currency conversion overview.
/people/rasim.manavoglu/blog/2007/04/30/currency-currency-currency
*OSS Notes on Currency Conversion
oss note 168334 - Currency translation with variable time reference
regards
Bala