Defining the currency via the aspect

The aspect determines in which default currency the basic key figures (whose unit is a currency) are to be stored. If you do not determine anything else with respect to the currency of a basic key figure then the data for this basic key figure is saved in the aspect currency.

Defining the currency for a basic key figure

For each basic key figure, you can define the currency in which the data is to be stored, independent of the aspect. You define the currency when you create a basic key figure. A currency defined in this way supersedes the currency of the aspect.

Defining the currency depending on the characteristic value

You may wish to store the values in a certain currency depending on the characteristic value concerned, such as balance sheet data in company code currency or cost accounting data in controlling area currency. To do so, define a currency reference to a characteristic for each basic key figure so that the currency is determined from the characteristic value currency. The basic key figure amount will then be interpreted in the currency determined by the characteristic value currency. A currency defined in this way also supersedes the default currency of the aspect.

The various procedures for defining currencies for basic key figures are described in Customizing.