See also:
Re-Valuing Foreign-Currency Vehicle Deposits
Allowing Foreign-Currency, Used Vehicles in VSB
Foreign-Currency, Trade-in Vehicles in Showroom
Note: This help topic assumes you are familiar with standard, Take Deposit functionality in Sales Ledger, Showroom, and Vehicle Stockbooks.
Vehicle deposits can be taken in base currency or any valid, sales, foreign currency. You take deposits in a foreign currency via SL BATCH Take deposits.
The core-product deposit record, SL.depos, still holds the base-currency information, and the additional data necessary to handle the foreign-currency aspects are stored in an additional table. This additional table also allows for foreign-currency deposit re-valuation.
The currency code of the deposit is determined by the currency code of the Sales Ledger account used to record the deposit. In addition, the control account selected is validated against the SL account used: these accounts must have the same currency code.
Note: Before you use this program, you must ensure that the Autoline system has been set up correctly. This is normally done by, or on advice from, an Autoline consultant. Consultants should refer to handover documents FS/16642 and FS/16643 for all details of the X3.MS.vmctc file to be set up correctly for sales. The PURCSALE field must be set to S or B, for sales to be active for the specific currency code. This is required for availability of multiple currencies in Take Deposit. The Take deposits program can only allow deposits to be taken in a foreign currency if the NL.systm parameter is set for deposits that attract VAT. (Nominal Ledger > System maintenance > System parameters > Deposit VAT code.) In that case, multi-currency code, value, and VAT, will be available.
To take vehicle deposits in a foreign currency:
On the Autoline Master Menu, do one of the following to access Take deposits, depending on your requirements (a,b, c, or d):
Click Sales ledger > Take Deposits.
Click Vehicle stockbooks > Take Deposits.
Click Showroom CRM > Take Deposits, or:
Click Showroom CRM > Quotations > Showroom Enquiries > [display the quote] > Tools > Take deposits... from the menu bar.
The Take Deposits form is displayed. You are on the Header Tab.
Select, or insert, an SL Account code.
The SL Account currency determines whether the deposit to follow can be taken in a foreign currency.
Once entered, the currency code is displayed in red next to the field.
After the account has been loaded, you can select New or Open from the menu bar, to create a new deposit entry.
Tip: This can also be accessed from the Options menu.
The Details tab is displayed. If the current SL Account were not set up for multi-currency, multi-currency fields would then be read-only/disabled.
If multi-currency is set up, you can insert the currency code and amount.
After the value has been inserted, based on deposits that attract VAT, the core values are automatically populated, the base value being converted from the foreign currency inserted.
After all fields required for a deposit have been completed, the Process 
button becomes available on the toolbar.
At this point, when you select either Process or the menu-bar command, Options > Process, the X3.MS.vmcdp records are populated, and the SL.depos currency fields updated.
When the process is complete, a dialogue box is displayed, and you are asked to confirm a day-book print.
Click Yes to process the invoice buffer and to create the SL.trans record.
This marks the end of taking a deposit.
Note to System Administrators: For system maintenance and security purposes, the content and function of some tables require an access priority of 9. Information regarding Priority 9 functions is normally restricted. If you require assistance, please contact Autoline Software Support.