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Salesforce.com customization handbook

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Salesforce.com customization handbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Salesforce.com Customization Handbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Changing the corporate currency


At any time, the system administrator can change the corporate currency of the organization. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Setup | Administer | Company Profile | Manage Currencies.

  2. Click on Change Corporate.

  3. It will redirect you to a new window where you can select a new corporate currency for your organization.

Note

A new corporate currency dropdown shows only those currencies that are currently active for the organization.

Effects of enabling multi-currency

The following are the effects of enabling multi-currency:

  • Multi-currency cannot be disabled once enabled.

  • All records have a default currency stamped that you mentioned at the time of enabling it.

  • Objects such as opportunities, opportunity products, opportunity product schedules, and campaign opportunities include fields that are multi-currency compatible, which allows a specific currency for the record. The main use of such fields is to specify the primary amount.

  • After multi-currency is enabled,...