Accounting & Bookkeeping · How-to guide

Retrieve online currency rates and review logs

Fetch available exchange rates from the configured online source and audit the retrieval results before use. The guide then takes you through the correct route, the checks to complete before making changes, the workflow in order, and the evidence to review afterwards.

Audience: Finance administratorsFeature: Online ratesModule v1.4.5
Jump to steps
Where to goAccounting → Settings → Currency Rates
Before you startThis guide follows Accounting and Bookkeeping module version 1.4.5. The required access is Accounting Settings: Edit. A related screen can remain hidden when an optional module is inactive, a source record is in an ineligible status, the selected account is inactive or the user is not an assigned approver.

What you’ll accomplish

Fetch available exchange rates from the configured online source and audit the retrieval results before use. It forms part of Britixo Enterprise CRM's Accounting & Bookkeeping module and uses the module's permission-aware controller, status and mapping flow rather than a generic spreadsheet process.

How the module flow works

The controller has get_all_currency_rate_online, get_currency_rate_online and currency_rate_logs_table actions. Online retrieval is therefore a deliberate settings workflow, not an invisible guarantee.

A successful technical response can still be inappropriate for the organisation's accounting policy.

Logs are useful for diagnosing timing and provider issues but should not expose secret credentials.

Follow these steps

  1. Go to Currency Rates.
  2. Select Get All Online or retrieve an individual rate.
  3. Check the returned values before saving or relying on them.
  4. Go to Currency Rate Logs.
  5. Investigate failed or unusual retrievals.
  6. Apply an approved manual rate if the online result is unsuitable.
  7. Retest the affected transaction or report.

Fields and decisions to review

Online sourceExternal rate provider used by the module.
Requested currencyThe currency selected for update.
Returned rateMust be checked for reasonableness.
TimestampShows when the retrieval occurred.
Log statusRecords success, error or returned data.
Manual overrideAllows an approved correction when necessary.

How to confirm it worked

After the action is saved, Britixo keeps the Accounting record connected to its source and updates the visible status or ledger data supported by this workflow. Review the saved result rather than relying only on a success message. Where the action posts accounting data, total debits and credits must balance and the accounts must match the approved mapping or manual selection.

  • Open the saved record and confirm its final status.
  • Review the source reference and every debit and credit line where ledger data was created.
  • Use the relevant register, ageing, reconciliation or report to verify the wider effect.

Controls, checks and common mistakes

  • External rates can be delayed or unavailable.
  • Do not accept an implausible rate automatically.
  • Protect API credentials if the provider requires them.
  • Record manual override reasoning.
  • Use the least destructive correction available and record the reason for material changes.
  • Do not bypass a permission, approval or closed-period control by changing unrelated data.
Accounting and data safetyDeletion, reset, void, refund, mapping, journal and reconciliation actions can change financial history. Use approved access, retain supporting evidence and validate the result in the General Ledger or relevant control report.