Choosing a Preferred Currency and Unit of Measure

This procedure describes how to choose the currency and unit of measure that you want when you click the conversion tool on a page. Exchange rates must be defined in order to convert currency data.

For details, see Currency Exchange Rates Page. For instructions on setting up unit of measure conversions, see the Business Process Services Administrator's Guide. You may see a unit of measure on a view page, and different units for the same field on the edit page. For example, if your preference is metric, the view page could show a length value as "5.08 cm". However, that value may have been entered in inches and the edit page (which always shows the as-entered value) would display it as "2 in".

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Converting Currency Values

  1. From the global toolbar, select > My Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box opens.

  2. From the General category, click Conversions. The Preferences window lists the currencies and units of measure set up for your system.



  3. Choose the Currency and/or Unit of Measure you want to convert data to. If you choose As Entered for the currency or unit of measure, you will see no change when you try to convert the data on a page.

  4. Click Apply or Done to save your selection. Clicking Apply leaves the Preferences popup open so you can set other preferences. Clicking Done closes it.

    When you click on a page, the page opens in a new window with the currency and unit of measure information converted to the formats you selected.