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2250861 - Is it Possible to Change the Default Decimal Notation for Currencies?

Symptom

You have a requirement to change some of the Decimal notation/places to Zero or more than 2 but in the system most of the Currencies are set to 2 decimal places.

Environment

  • SAP Business By Design
  • SAP Cloud for Customer

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
  2. Select Implementations Projects view.
  3. Select the First Implementation and select Open Activity List button.
  4. Go to Fine Tune tab.
  5. Search and open the Activity Currencies.

You cannot change the number of decimals displayed in the Display Decimal column for the predefined currencies.

Resolution

The Currency Code and Display Decimal are set as per the standard official ISO 4217. Please refer to the following link for further information: Codes for the representation of currencies

Since it is ISO standards, it is not allowed to change in the fine tuning activity.

See Also

Configuration: Currencies

Currencies

Keywords

currency, change, decimal, währungen, angezeigte dezimalstelle, display currency, dezimalstelle, currencies , KBA , AP-BP-BPT , Business Partner Template , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions