Difference between revisions of "Currency Maintenance"

Revision as of 01:09, 26 June 2019

Sometimes regions change their currency, go out of business, join, split ...

currency-iso.org is publishing several files in the section lists:

List of codes for historic denominations of currencies & funds: https://www.currency-iso.org/dam/downloads/lists/list_three.xml

Current currency & funds code list: https://www.currency-iso.org/dam/downloads/lists/list_one.xml; This has also the SCU as <CcyMnrUnts>

Current funds codes list: https://www.currency-iso.org/dam/downloads/lists/list_two.doc; Some central banks registered beneath their currency special funds. This doc explains them.

Amendments: https://www.currency-iso.org/dam/downloads/overview_amendments.xlsx; Changes to the currency codes lists occur if a currency is created, withdrawn or parts thereof altered.

Create an XSLT to facilitate the maintainance of our list.
A few thoughts: https://lists.gnucash.org/logs/2019/06/25.html#T17:22:04
Decide behaviour of GnuCash for existing accounts after changes
This is currently only a collection if thoughts.
1. General rule: let the user do the changes by creating new accounts and closing the old in the new accounts.
2. Decimals dropped
3. Replacement, e.g. 1000 RUR-> 1 RUB
Document what the users should do after currencies, which are used in their accounts, changed

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 #:A few thoughts: https://lists.gnucash.org/logs/2019/06/25.html#T17:22:04
 # Decide behaviour of GnuCash for existing accounts after changes
-#: This is currently only acollection if thoughts.
+#: This is currently only a collection if thoughts.
 ## General rule: let the user do the changes by creating new accounts and closing the old in the new accounts.
 ## Decimals dropped