Changeover of the Executive Information System 

The local currency changeover converts all of the local currencies participating in EMU to the Euro. All of the currency types that are valid as local currencies, such as the company code currency, are contained in the delivered Customizing for the local currency changeover. There are no currency types in EC-EIS, but there different ways of determining the currency of a key figure, that can be translated 1:1 into currency types.

Currencies in EC-EIS are stored EIS-specifically. In the 4.0 release of EC-EIS there are three possible ways of determining in which currency data should be stored for a key figure. You can find further information on these possibilities in the section Currencies in EC-EIS The following section explains how the currency type is determined in the currency changeover:

  1. Currency established using aspect

    2. The currency type AS is determined from the central table.

  2. Fixed currency for basic key figure stored

    3. The currency type KF is determined from the central table.

  3. Attach currency to characteristic value

Currency is attached to a characteristic value of another application (so-called reference currency):

In EC-EIS you have the possibility of defining a currency reference on currency-bearing characteristics from other applications, such as the company code. In this case the currency type of the original field is determined and assigned to the key figure field (for example, currency type ‘10’ company code currency).

Key figures whose currencies depend on the characteristic data area also belong to this category.

Currency attached to characteristic value of an EC-EIS characteristic:

It is also possible to define a currency reference to a currency-bearing characteristic created in EIS. In this case a new currency type is generated and assigned to the key figure field. The currency types are E*, where the * is replaced by a counter.

The currency type of the central local currency changeover corresponds to the reference table and the reference field of the key figure in EC-EIS. Using the following example you can see the connection between the currency type and the currency stored in EC-EIS:

Currency in EC-EIS established using

Reference characteristic

Reference table RFTAB

Reference field RFFIE

Currency type in central table

Aspect

-

T242A

ACUKY0

AS

Basic key figure

-

TKCF

CUKY0

KF

Characteristic from another application

BUKRS, company code

T001

WAERS

10

Characteristic

VERSO, Data area

T242V

WAERS

VS

EIS characteristic

LAND, country

T2701

WAERS

E1

 

We recommend that where possible you carry out the currency changeover for the data in EC-EIS within the framework of a changeover of the entire system.

However, the possibility for a separate conversion of EC-EIS does exist. Please note that a changeover of all of the EC-EIS data separate from other applications is only possible if no key figures use a reference currency, meaning that no key figures are assigned to another application using a currency-bearing characteristic, such as BUKRS.

The currency changeover in EC-EIS takes place for all fiscal years. Archives are not converted.

The EC-EIS-specific restrictions in the local currency changeover are dealt with in section Restrictions to the Changeover.

Prerequisites

You have carried out the necessary Preparation.

As the database tables are not created in EC-EIS until the system is set up, the EC-EIS Customizing tables for the changeover to the Euro must be imported and all created aspects with their fields made known to the central local currency changeover programs. The loading reports EWUEISLO and EWUEISLS are available for this.

The loading reports start the conversion of all generated aspect tables in EIS as well as the currency key in the check tables generated in EC-EIS, the version table and the key figure currency. Therefore, all data is converted with the central local currency changeover by default.

Programs EWUEISLO and EWUEISLS are automatically started during the local currency changeover. You can find further information on this in the online documentation that comes with the programs.

Process Flow

After you have carried out the preparation, carry out the central local currency changeover. The loading programs then run automatically. You can find further information on the central changeover in the section Central Changeover.

Result

The data in EC-EIS is converted into the Euro. The steps to be carried out after the changeover are described in the section Cleanup in the Executive Information System.