When using the YTD currency option (-Dodcs.accounting.flowytd=true) in SAS^® Financial Management, incorrect year-to-date values might be displayed for a flow account with a simple exchange rate, and a display currency different than the default currency.

For example, the following values are entered with a display currency of USD while the default currency is AUD. There is no data entered in prior months.

May YTD   2 USD
June YTD  3 USD

Exchange rates (AUD per each USD):
May     5 
June    6

• In May, a value of 10 AUD (2 USD * 5 exchange rate) is stored, which is correct.
• In June, an incorrect value of 6 AUD (3-2 USD * 6 exchange rate) is stored and therefore a value of 2.67 June USD YTD (10 + 6 AUD/6 exchange rate) is displayed rather than 3.

The calculation should be done in the default currency (AUD) rather than the display currency (USD). By doing so,

• in June a value of 8 AUD (3 USD * 6 June exchange rate - 2 USD * 5 May exch rate) should be stored
instead of 6.
• Then a June USD YTD query would correctly display 3 (10 + 8 AUD/6 June exchange rate).

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS Financial Management 4.4 is available at: