{"id":5245,"date":"2020-12-03T15:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:16:20","slug":"kb20201203-01-sage-x3-tip-trick-mandatory-dimension-on-payment-posting-of-a-foreign-currency-invoice-from-a-legal-currency-bank-at-a-different-exchange-rate-from-the-invoice-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/index.php\/kb20201203-01-sage-x3-tip-trick-mandatory-dimension-on-payment-posting-of-a-foreign-currency-invoice-from-a-legal-currency-bank-at-a-different-exchange-rate-from-the-invoice-date\/","title":{"rendered":"KB20201203\/01: Sage X3 Tip &#038; Trick &#8211; Mandatory dimension on payment posting of a foreign currency invoice from a legal currency bank at a different exchange rate from the invoice date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sage-X3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sage-X3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10945\" style=\"width:325px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sage-X3.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sage-X3-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sage-X3-768x193.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">When the user is paying a foreign currency invoice from a legal currency bank at a different exchange rate from the invoice date, the system will give you an error as it will not know where to get the dimensions for the Foreign exchange P&amp;L account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Dimensions will have to be assigned to the bank and the standard default dimensions for the payment detail will have to be adjusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">In the following example we are paying a foreign currency invoice (BWP) with a legal currency (USD) bank.&nbsp; The system will create the payment as well as the exchange rate variance journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1)Supplier invoice in Foreign currency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-1.png 863w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-1-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-1-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2)Payment created in legal currency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-2.png 1010w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-2-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-2-768x623.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>3)Error when posting the payment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-3.png 900w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-3-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-3-768x405.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>4)To prevent this error, the default dimensions will have to be pulling from the Bank.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">a)Navigate to Common data&gt; BP Accounting tables&gt; Bank accounts <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">b)Select the relevant bank and assign default dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-4.png 938w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-4-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-4-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>5)Next Navigate to the Setup&gt; Financials&gt; Default dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-normal-font-size\">a)Select \u201c<strong>PAYMENTD<\/strong>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-normal-font-size\">b)Select \u201c<strong>Bank<\/strong>\u201d as the source for the dimensions and save<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-5.png 912w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-5-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-5-768x496.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>6)Now when you post the payment the Exchange currency P&amp;L account will pull its dimension from the Bank without errors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-6.png 912w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-6-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sysfinpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/x3-6-768x425.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:105px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>For more information on Sage X3 contact us on info@sysfinpro.com or by phone on +27 12 880 0258.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the user is paying a foreign currency invoice from a legal currency bank at a different exchange rate from the invoice date, the system will give you an error as it will not know where to get the dimensions for the Foreign exchange P&amp;L account. 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