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System / Archibus Administrator - Application Configuration
Setting Up the Archibus Enhanced Global Feature Set
If you are using the Enhanced Global Feature Set, you configure the application as follows:
- Define the currencies you use for cost transactions and for your organization's budget. When you add a currency, you also add its conversion factor. See Defining Currencies.
- Define currency conversion rates. Enter the factors to use to convert currencies. See Define Exchange Rates.
- Enable VAT and multicurrency. To activate the global feature set, you set the application parameter for "EnableVATandMultiCurrency" to Yes. Enabling VAT and multicurrency adds the Archibus security group so users can access these features. See Enabling/Disabling VAT and Multicurrency.
- Define default VAT percent values by cost category and country. To facilitate data entry, you can run an action that copies existing cost categories so that you can assign them a VAT percent value for a country. The system uses these default percentages to calculate VAT, unless you manually override this percentage. See Define VAT Percent Values.
- Enable multiple units for area fields by setting the
AbCommonResources-ConvertAreaAndLengthToUserUnitsapplication parameter to "True." See Enabling Multiple Units for Area Fields.
After you change the application parameter to enable or disable multi-currency/VAT, the applications will report errors if users attempt to edit existing cost records defined under the previous setting. Therefore, Archibus recommends that you carefully decide whether the project should enable or disable MC/VAT before beginning to enter data, and do not change that parameter mid-stream without very careful consideration. As a work-around, you can update pre-existing records using the Smart Client to bring them into conformity with the current (enabled vs. disabled) setting.
See Also
Convert new costs to the budget currency.
Working with the Archibus Enhanced Global Feature Set
Getting Started with the Enhanced Global Feature in Real Property