Standard currency fields

The standard, or default, currency fields are installed with the base system and used in most non-financial applications.

A standard currency field stores a currency value, a currency code, and a reference currency value.

• Three-letter ISO code that identifies the currency that you select for the currency amount. For example, USD for the US Dollar, or EUR for the Euro.
• The reference currency value is the currency value, expressed in the reference currency. When you save a currency value, the reference currency value is calculated using a rate conversion.

A price field is similar to a currency field, but with special features for conversion and display. To learn more, see Price fields.

• Locale settings
  There are two locale settings, system and user. The system locale determines the reference currency, and the user locale determines the session currency.
• Session and reference currency
  The default, or standard, currency fields in the ServiceNow AI Platform® use two kinds of currency, Session and Reference.
• Single-currency mode
  Single-currency mode enables all users of the platform to view currency values in the same currency.
• Price fields
  A price field is a currency field that enables control over conversions and display.
• Default currency values in forms
  In forms, currency values appear in the currency in which they were entered.
• Default currency values in reports
  Currency values in reports appear in the user’s session currency, and are formatted in the user’s locale with a currency symbol.
• Default currency values in lists
  In lists, default currency values appear in the user’s session currency, formatted for display in the user’s locale. Typically, a formatted number follows the currency symbol.
• Default currency values in import and export
  In general, currency values crossing the boundaries of the platform are represented in the user’s session currency and formatted in the user’s locale.
• Default currency values in scripts
  You can use currency fields in scripts.

Related concepts

• FX Currency fields