Foreign currency USD purchased at a certain rate at the bank - post-processing of account statement

[Sabedini]

Foreign currency USD purchased at a certain rate at the bank - post-processing of account statement items - bank posting

Who can help here?

The following scenario applies:
USD have been purchased from the house bank at a fixed rate.
The USD must be posted to the bank's dollar account at exactly this rate. The exchange rate cannot be entered when posting. The posting uses the exchange rate from the posting date. Is it possible to enter the fixed exchange rate manually or can you post in two currencies (USD, EUR) so that the exchange rate is calculated automatically? Where can this be entered? It concerns the account statement items and where exactly can you edit this and enter the exchange rate? Is there a field here?

Thank you in advance and best regards
N.S.

[Chuma]

Hello,

Yes, you can post using the fixed rate by entering foreign and local currency amounts manually in the bank statement processing app or embedding the rate in your electronic bank statement file. The system will compute the exchange rate from these inputs.

Recommended Approach
To ensure the fixed rate is used during bank statement posting:

Use External Bank Statement with Fixed Exchange Rate
If you're using the "Manage Incoming/Outgoing Bank Statements" app or automatic bank statement processing (MT940, CAMT.053 format), the exchange rate must be embedded in the bank statement file (in fields such as Exchange Rate in CAMT.053).

SAP will use the exchange rate from the uploaded bank statement, overriding the standard rate from OB08.

Manual Entry (Postprocess Bank Statement Items)
Use the “Postprocess Bank Statement Items” app (F1866A) if manual intervention is needed. In this app:

Select the line item for USD purchase.

In the processing screen, manually enter both the foreign amount (USD) and local amount (EUR)
→ SAP automatically calculates and stores the correct exchange rate based on the ratio of these two values.

Note: Standard bank posting apps do not have a direct “exchange rate” input field, but the system derives the exchange rate from the foreign and local currency amounts you provide.

Ensure that both USD and EUR accounts are maintained correctly in your bank master data.

If exchange differences arise due to mismatch with OB08 rates, the system posts automatically to exchange gain/loss accounts (configured in OB09 / SSCUI 100297).

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_CLOUD/0fa84c9d9c634132b7c4abb9ffdd8f06/dc6a0c8a5b934aedaac8e2de...

Let me know if you need more support

With regards

Chuma

[Sabedini]

Hello Chuma, Thank you very much for the quick reply! i will check it out thank you very much best regards N.S.