Re: Currency payment issue

[Leah Kubik <..hidden..>]

On Wednesday 01 August 2007 01:39, Chris Travers wrote:
> On 7/31/07, Leah Kubik <..hidden..> wrote:
> > I'm trying to figure out how to deal with this situation.  I had an
> > invoice
> > for $550USD, with an exchange rate of 1.0656 to make a CAD total of
> > 586.08 .
> >
> > I went to enter a payment for it using receipts.  The payment was in USD
> > currency, but accidentally set the exchange rate to 1 .  So now I have a
> > payment on file of $550 on the invoice, but it show up as still open
> > under Reports Outstanding.
> >
> > If I go to Cash --> Receipt, it does not show the customer as being
> > available
> > for making another receipt.
>
> If you check the "All" checkbox, the customer will show up.
>
> How can I fix this mess...  Is there a way to change the exchange rate on a
>
> > receipt, or the currency, or how do I reverse the payment?
>
> No.  The exchange rate issue is a real mess at the moment like most of the
> legacy code. If this is the only entry in the db in that currency for that
> date, go ahead and reverse it.  Then change the exchange rate via psql, and
> add a new entry.

Can you explain just a bit more what you mean by "go ahead and reverse it?".  
Just enter a receipt using the currency rate of 1 in a negative amount?  
Sorry for the denseness, thanks.

Leah

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MSN: ..hidden.. | AIM: frauerpower | Yahoo: h3inous
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