# Currency conversion rate

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682>\
**Category:** Financial modules\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682 "2024-08-07T10:33:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 18\
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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/1 "2024-08-07T10:33:30Z")

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Hello all, I’m new in Dolibarr and I use version 19.0.2.  
I buy from european vendor in Euro and sell to Bulgarian company in BGN.  
The seller (my company) and buyer (bulgarian company) have both BGN currency set.  
I’ve configured Multicurrency module as 1 BGN = 0,51129 EUR  
Everything is fine in product management, prices correct in EUR and BGN.  
When I make a sales order, everything is fine in the order page, every number is correct but it write:  
Currency conversion rate 1.95583 (1.95583 BGN = 1 BGN)  
At the end, all document generated (pdf) is multiplied almost by 2 (1.95583).  
Can someone help me and point me where I made a mistake?  
Sorry for my bad bad english.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![hawre](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@hawre](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/hawre)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/2 "2024-08-07T17:07:43Z")

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what do you mean by 1.95583 BGN = 1 BGN?

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/3 "2024-08-07T17:33:20Z")

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![Screenshot_2024-08-07_20-31-54](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/a/a45939fc73db652481bbff177ba368e229ca1b7d.png)

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/4 "2024-08-07T17:41:33Z")

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![Screenshot_2024-08-07_20-40-35](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/3/372946be27cae3ba88b1d1facff1f4c4f5f08c3f.png)

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**Author:** ![hawre](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@hawre](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/hawre)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/5 "2024-08-07T17:53:44Z")

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Ah now i see, you should edit the Limits and accuracy, play with it and generate new pdf invoices. go to Home → setup → Limits and accuracy

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/6 "2024-08-08T06:26:55Z")

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Hi Hawre, thank you for reading me problem and for your reply. Sorry but I don’t understand. The problem is between the amounts in order (first image) and amounts in pdf (second image) generate by Dolibarr.  
In pdf all amounts are multiply almost by 2 (exactly 1.95583) that is the currency rate between EUR and BGN (1 EUR = 1.95583BGN). But the order is between 2 company that use BGN both, so no needs any conversion. Moreover in order there is the nonsense 1.95583 BGN = 1 BGN.  
The only needs in conversion is in product module (buy and sell costs) but it’s managed perfectly. I hope I’ve better explain now. Thank you again.

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**Author:** ![sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/sonikf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/7 "2024-08-08T08:19:40Z")

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Hi @Paolo

The currency rate shows up in the invoice creation card only in case the client is using another currency  
Can you check that your client default currency is BGN?

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/8 "2024-08-08T08:39:59Z")

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Hi Sonikf, thank you for your reply. The two companies have both set BGN as currency. All data in order and products are fine in every page. Only the operation of “GENERATE” create a draft document with wrong amounts. My company sell 2 products in BGN (buyed from company that works in EUR) to another bulgarian company that work in BGN. The order page present the nonsense 1.95583 BGN = 1 BGN, That means, in my opinion, that it try to convert BGN to BGN between seller (me) and buyer (the other bulgarian company) using BGN/EUR ratio because I buyed that product in EUR. I don’t know if this hypothesis could be true.

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/9 "2024-08-08T08:45:00Z")

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![Screenshot_2024-08-08_11-43-52](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/8/81836ca84cb222abbc1c8855444857600d0da723.png)  
This is my company setting

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/10 "2024-08-08T08:46:03Z")

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![Screenshot_2024-08-08_11-44-16](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/f/f02444683562baab44c59564615697ede7e2ba83.png)  
this is the setting of company buy my products.  
(Sorry i can put only one image in post)

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/11 "2024-08-08T08:54:09Z")

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Is it possible that is related to a wrong template of “proforma” and in opposite it will works fine in “invoice” template? In Bulgaria we use proforma first and then invoice after receive money. I never try invoice template as I’m blocked on wrong proforma.

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**Author:** ![sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/sonikf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/12 "2024-08-08T09:06:11Z")

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What is the path to proforma for me to try, as i don’t use it? Maybe there is a bug there.

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:37am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/13 "2024-08-08T09:37:14Z")

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Really I don’t know. I set “Proforma” in module “Sales Orders” management setup, and the system generate me the proforma invoice.

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**Author:** ![sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/sonikf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/14 "2024-08-08T09:48:29Z")

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I tried proforma and it works, still the odd thing about your screenshot is the currency conversion rate that shouldn’t be there. Since i can’t replicate in 19.02, there could be either a misconfiguration on your part or corrupted db.  
Can you post a screenshot of your multi-currency setup page?

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/15 "2024-08-08T09:53:21Z")

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![Screenshot_2024-08-08_12-52-28](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/e/edd370118e3edafca8c0b2d9f0e7b666b4539efa.png)

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/16 "2024-08-08T09:54:24Z")

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I’ll try to reset everything ad insert again all products. ☹

You are a genius!!! DB problem.  
I connected wuth the database and delete records in the tables llx\_multicurrency and llx\_multicurrency\_rate.  
Then I’ve recreated the currency rate and everything in ok now.  
Thank you for your patience with my problem.

Sorry this forum says I’ve made to much reply, so I edit this message.

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**Author:** ![sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@sonikf](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/sonikf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/17 "2024-08-08T10:04:45Z")

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I don’t think this issue is related to products

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**Author:** ![Mihail](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mihail](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Mihail)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/currency-conversion-rate/25682/18 "2026-03-22T11:00:20Z")

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I have the same problem. I am working with Ron and Euro. Conversion rate is 5 Ron to 1 Eur. But at offer, even the price and curency is Ron, the price is showing correct except the offer in pdf. In pdf the price is multiplied by 5, ron by ron=1 by 5!
