In order to start creating a new currency, choose option “Currencies” from the “Localisation” menu (see Figure 638) and click on the “new currency” button.
Figure 642: Creating a new currency (step 1/2)
The following screen will be displayed.
Figure 643: Creating a new currency (step 2/2)
The following parameters are available inside this screen:
Title – field for setting the title of the currency (e.g. “Euro”)
Code – field for setting the currency code (e.g. “EUR”)
Symbol Left – field for setting the currency symbol in case you want to display it on the left side (e.g. €)
Symbol Right – field for setting the currency symbol in case you want to display it on the right side (e.g. €)
Decimal Point – field for setting decimal point delimiter (e.g. dot)
Thousands Point – field for setting thousands point delimiter (e.g. comma)
Decimal Places – field for defining the number of decimal places (e.g. “2”)
Value – field for setting the value of the currency
Set as default – check this option if you want to set this currency as default in the system (note: requires a manual update of currency values)
After setting these parameters, click on the “Insert” button to create a new currency.