Add a currency

1. From Administration, select Currency. The Currency page appears.

2. Select Currencies. The Currencies page appears.

3. On the Currencies tab, select Add. The Add a currency screen appears.

4. Enter a unique name to identify the currency.

5. In the Locale field, select the geographical location to associate with the currency.

6. In the Rounding type field, select a rounding rule for the currency. This rule determines how the program calculates a whole number from a currency amount that includes decimals.

   For example, if you select “Half rounds to nearest even number,” the currency amount “2,462.5” rounds to “2,462.” The Examples field displays how the selected rounding type affects monetary amounts.

7. In the ISO code field, the ISO code for the selected locale appears. You may enter a unique ISO code for the currency.

8. In the Currency symbol field, the currency symbol for the selected locale appears. You may associate a different symbol with the currency.

   Tip: To easily enter a currency symbol, use the Microsoft Windows Character Map. From the Start menu, select All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Character Map. From the Character Map, you can copy and paste the correct character or enter its corresponding Alt numeric code into the Currency symbol field.

9. In the Decimal digits field, the currency decimal position for the selected locale appears. Enter the position for the decimal separator in the currency amount as necessary. For example, United States dollars uses a “2” decimal digit, so ten dollars and fifty cents appears as “10.50.”

10. Under When displaying amounts in this currency, select how to display the currency amounts.

    • To display the currency code, select Always display ISO code. If you select this option, five United States dollars appears as “5.00 USD.”

      Warning: For currencies that use the same symbol, such as United States and Canadian dollars, we recommend you select Always display ISO code or Display symbol to users in regions where this currency is the default; display ISO code otherwise. Or you can add the locale and symbol, such as “US $,” to the Currency symbol field. If you select Always display symbol, users cannot tell which currency, United States or Canadian, corresponds to an amount with a “$” symbol.

    • To display the currency symbol, select Always display symbol. If you select this option, five United States dollars appears as “$5.00.”

    • To display the currency symbol for users within the locale associated with the currency and the currency code for users outside this locale, select Display symbol to users in regions where this currency is the default; display ISO code otherwise. For example, if you select this option, users in the United States view five United States dollars as “$5.00,” while users elsewhere view this amount as “5.00 USD.”

    Tip: We recommend you select Display symbol to users in regions where this currency is the default; display ISO code otherwise for multiple currencies that use the same currency symbol or for currencies that users may not immediately recognize by the symbol.

11. Select Save. You return to the Currencies tab.