📘 Screen: Currency
The Currency screen registers the currencies in which the farm tracks money besides the Brazilian real — the dollar and the guaraní are the common cases for those who buy inputs or sell production in a foreign currency. Each bank account is tied to a currency, and that link is what makes the account balance be tracked in the right currency.
The registry is per farm and accepts at most three currencies. When you reach the third one, the New button is disabled and the screen warns that only three records are allowed.
📍 Location in the system
Menu: Financial > Currency
🧩 Main function
To enable foreign currency tracking in the rest of the system. As long as no currency is registered, the currency fields stay hidden on the other screens and everything is handled in reais.
Once a currency is registered, the field starts appearing on the Bank Account registry, on Employee/Operator, on Storage Location, on the Sales/Purchase Contract and on Accounts Payable/Receivable, which accepts amounts and exchange rates in up to three currencies. On Transactions the field only appears when there is more than one currency registered.
📝 Registry fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Defines whether the currency is available for use. |
| Order | 1, 2 or 3. It is the currency's position on screens that work with more than one — the one with order 1 appears first and is suggested as the default. |
| Code | Short symbol, the way you want to see it in amount fields (e.g., US$). |
| Description | Name of the currency (e.g., "Dollar"). It is the only required field. |
- Each bank account has its balance tracked in its own currency.
- Financial entries accept amounts and exchange rates in foreign currency.
- The View Balances screen shows the balance separated by currency.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Do I need to register the real as a currency?
No. With no currency registered the system already works in reais, and the currency fields don't even appear on the screens. Register here only the foreign currencies the farm uses.
Why can't I register a fourth currency?
Because the limit is three per farm. When you reach the third, the New button is disabled and the screen shows the warning. To replace one of them, uncheck Active or delete the one that is no longer used.
I registered the currency and it doesn't show up on Transactions. Why?
On the Transactions screen the currency field is only shown when the farm has more than one currency registered. On the other screens, a single one is enough for the field to appear.
Where do I enter today's dollar exchange rate?
The exchange rate that applies to the entry is typed into the document itself — on Accounts Payable/Receivable, on Transfer Between Accounts or on the contract. The Currency Rates screen is for keeping the history of exchange rates.