XE.Com Rates Tab of General System Settings Form

If you use multiple currencies, you can schedule and automate the updating of exchange rates. Deltek partners with XE.com, an online foreign exchange tools and services company, to supply up-to-date exchange rates. After you establish a contract and payment process with XE.com, you can use the XE.com Rates tab to enter configuration settings.

Contract with XE.com to Get Data

To set up license information on the XE.com Rates tab, you must first contract with XE.com either for a new or existing license:

• New XE.com license: You must contract with XE.com before you set up licensing information in DPS. Click here to register with XE.com. Reference Deltek Vantagepoint as the permitted application and Deltek as the vendor referral in the registration and then complete the following steps.
• Existing XE.com license: If you have an existing XE.com license, you must renew your license agreement with XE.com. The new agreement will provide access to the XE.com APIs that are required. Click here to access the Migration Form. After you complete and submit this form, XE will contact you with an agreement. When all terms are complete, XE.com will email you the Account ID and associated API Key for your license, as detailed in the following steps.

Disclaimer

When you click the www.XE.com link, you enter a third-party web site, which you do at your own risk. Deltek is not responsible for your entrance into any third-party web site or for your use of the services offered on a third-party web site.

Contents

Field	Description
Allow Exchange Rate API to Overwrite Existing Exchange Rates	Select this option if you want DPS to overwrite an exchange rate when a currency exchange rate already exists for the particular currency pair and date.

XE Licenses Grid

Field	Description
XE Licenses Drop-down	Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions: To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer. To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally. To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display. Not all options are available on all grids.
Insert	Click this option to enter a new XE.com license in the grid.
Delete	To delete a license from the grid, select the license's row and click this option.
Account ID	XE.com sends an email message with the Account ID and the associated API Key when you complete your licensing agreement. Enter the account name for the license in this field.
API Key	Enter the API Key for the license in this field (consult the same XE.com email message for this information).
Description	Enter the description of the license.

Currencies Grid

Use this grid to specify the exchange rate between two currencies.

Field	Description
Currencies Drop-down	Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions: To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer. To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally. To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display. Not all options are available on all grids.
Insert	Click this option on the grid toolbar to insert a From/To currency combination on the grid.
Delete	To delete a From/To currency combination from the grid, select the row and click this option on the grid toolbar.
From/To	Use these fields to specify the exchange rates from one currency to another. The currencies available are those that are enabled for all companies in your eneterprise.