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Currency and Unit Display in Business
Explorer 
There are various settings for displaying currencies in the Business Explorer.
Values in different currencies can be fundamentally aggregated and, by calculation, attached to the results area of the query. Linked values from different currencies are, however, displayed differently to values that have a common currency. There are, then, two different cases for displaying values and currencies when analyzing data in the Business Explorer.
· If all the values that go into the cell of the results area for the query have the same currency, then the value that belongs to it are displayed in this currency.
· In certain situations, it is impossible to clearly specify number values and texts for currencies or units. In these cases, predefined texts are displayed instead of number values and currencies or units.
· If there is a division by zero in the calculation of a number value, “0/0” is displayed.
· If a number value cannot be found, “NOP” is displayed (does not exist).
·
If a
number value cannot be calculated due to a numeric overflow or another
undefined mathematic function (e.g.
), the
output becomes „X“.
· If the values that go into a cell have different currencies, then the value is displayed in a numerical, aggregated form – there will be a placeholder for the currency. The symbol “*” is displayed instead of a currency identifier.

The following rules are valid for aggregation behavior in the OLAP processor – example:
3 USD + 5 EUR = 8 *
3 USD + 0 EUR = 3 USD
0 USD + 0 EUR = 0 USD or 0 EUR, depending on the sequence
3 USD - 3 USD + 5 EUR = 5 EUR
3 USD + 5 EUR - 3 USD = 5 *
3 USD + 5 = 8 *, since it is an initial currency = currency ERROR
· In order to drilldown further by currency, you must define the characteristic Currency/Unit as a free characteristic in the query definition. The amounts you specified for the different currencies can now be entered into the query cells by drilling down on Currency/Unit (1 CUDIM).
As an alternative, you can also display the various currencies in the query monitor (SAP Easy Access ® Business Explorer ® BEx Monitor ® Query Monitor). Execute the query and choose Key Figure Definition from the results list. Currencies and units are always broken down for display – never aggregated.
In BEx Web Applications this function is available
with the context menu. Choose the cell for the key figure using the context
menu, Expanded Menu ® Key Figure Definitions.
The Currency/Unit (1 CUDIM) characteristic then becomes a permanent
drilldown characteristic. See also:
Key Figure
Definition.

Results area with different currencies
Country |
Actual Sales Revenue |
Currency |
Plan Sales Revenue |
Currency |
USA |
734 |
USD |
700 |
USD |
Germany |
82 |
EUR |
50 |
USD |
Switzerland |
70 |
* |
50 |
USD |
Result |
886 |
* |
800 |
USD |
Drilldown according to currency/unit
Country |
Currency/Unit |
Actual Sales Revenue |
Currency |
Plan Sales Revenue |
Currency |
|
USA |
USD |
US Dollar |
734 |
USD |
700 |
USD |
Germany |
EUR |
Euro |
82 |
EUR |
50 |
USD |
Switzerland |
EUR |
Euro |
40 |
EUR |
|
|
|
CHF |
Swiss Franks |
30 |
CHF |
|
|
|
USD |
US Dollar |
|
|
50 |
USD |
Result |
|
|
886 |
* |
800 |
USD |
· If a user is not authorized to display a certain number value of a cell in the active query, you can display a text in the cell instead.
· If a calculated number value is made up of different currencies or units, you can choose to either display the number value or not. Choose mixed values to display the number value. If the ‘mixed value’ setting is not active, the text that you entered under ‘mixed currencies’ is displayed.
You can change these predefined texts in Customizing. To do this, choose SAP Customizing Implementation Guides ® SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Business Information Warehouse ® Reporting-Relevant Settings ® General Reporting Settings in the Business Explorer ® Displaying Number Values in the Business Explorer.
The currency key can be displayed only in the column heading under the following conditions – instead of before or after the currency value:
· The currency for a query was translated into a common target currency.
· The data source only provides one currency so that a translation into a common target currency is not necessary.
To display the currency key in the column header, select Properties for the appropriate column using the context menu. Under Display, select Scaling Factors for Displaying Key Figures and choose OK. The currency key is taken from the column fields and displayed in the column header.
Also
note the
Priority Rule with
Formatting Settings for this kind of formatting
settings.
In Customizing, you can make settings for how you want to display the currencies. You can decide which key you want each currency to be displayed with, and whether the key comes before or after the value.

Currency (ISO norm) |
Alt. Text |
Before or After Value |
EUR |
€ |
after value |
USD |
$ |
before value |
GBP |
£ |
before value |

The above values are displayed for each default setting, just as the example shows. If you want to change these settings, you can do so in Customizing.
To make the settings in Customizing, from the BW Customizing Implementation Guide, choose Business Information Warehouse ® Reporting-relevant Settings ® Set Alternative Display for Currencies.