Multi-Currency - Front Office

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If your hotel uses various types of currencies, the respective foreign currency amounts will be displayed in many of the program's windows. Even items, services, and payments can be posted in the permitted foreign currencies. Here you can see a small selection.

Reservation summary dialog box

If your system has been set up so that the exchange rate is frozen starting at a certain date (see here), the date and the designated exchange rate will be displayed in the “Reservation Summary” dialog box, under the Extended tab >Details:

Figure: Reservation dialog > Extended > Details: Designated exchange rate

Post charges dialog box

[Cash Register Post charges]
[Invoice overview left part of window "invoices" "Book" button]

When posting charges, you can select the currency in which the service is to be posted:

Figure: currency selection in the "Book" dialog box.

The amount will then appear in the Amount in foreign currency column; the actual amount will be converted into the local currency:

Figure: display of the foreign currency amount in the invoice dialog box.

Splitting items in foreign currency

[Invoice overview Item tasks split item/package]

When splitting, the currency used to book the item will be displayed:

Figure: currency selection when splitting items.

Item details

[Invoice summary > Invoice dialog box > Show details button ]

The foreign currency, foreign currency amount, and exchange rate can be seen in the details window.

Figure: Currency and exchange rate information in the invoice and items details.

Post payment / Check-out

[Invoice overview Invoice dialog box Invoice tasks Post payment]
[Invoice overview Invoice dialog box Check-out button]

If a payment is made in a foreign currency, the currency can be selected  from the payment method. The amount to be paid will then be automatically converted into the local currency:

Figure: check-out: post payment in a foreign currency.

 

 NOTE: The respective currency must be created in the payment method located in system data!

Invoice dialog box

In the invoice dialog box, all of the payments which have been made in a foreign currency will be displayed as follows:

Figure: payment made with a foreign currency as shown in the invoice dialog box.

Pay-ins / Pay-outs

Pay-ins and pay-outs can be booked in various currencies:

Figure: choose currency for pay-ins and pay-outs.

In the pay-ins and pay-outs list, the booked amout will be displayed in both the local currency and the foreign currency.

References

Multi-Currency Configuration