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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Revenue Recognition Currency Conversion Rates for Foreign Currency Customer Contracts

Reference: Revenue Recognition Currency Conversion Rates for Foreign Currency Customer Contracts

Workday provides these currency conversion rates for revenue recognition schedules and accounting when you create customer contracts in foreign currencies:

Blended Rates

Workday only supports blended rates on foreign currency revenue recognition schedules and accounting created before September 10, 2022. When billing occurs before revenue recognition, Workday derives the foreign currency conversion rate for revenue recognition installments and accounting using a weighted average calculation.
Scenario: Your company base currency is USD and you create a customer contract in EUR. The conversion rate on the contract effective date is 1.350. You invoice the customer quarterly, but recognize revenue from the contract monthly.
Billing and Revenue Schedule
Month
Conversion Rate
Billing in EUR
Revenue in EUR
January
1.360
30,000
10,000
February
1.370
10,000
March
1.375
10,000
April
1.365
30,000
10,000
May
1.350
10,000
June
1.360
10,000
July
1.375
30,000
10,000
August
1.355
10,000
September
1.365
10,000
October
1.370
30,000
10,000
November
1.345
10,000
December
1.355
10,000
Total
120,000
120,000
Billing and Revenue Schedule - Foreign Currency Conversion Rates on Contract Date
Conversion Rate
Billing in USD
Revenue in USD
Net Deferred Balance in USD
1.350
40,800
13,500
27,300
1.350
13,500
13,800
1.350
13,500
300
1.350
40,950
13,500
27,750
1.350
13,500
14,250
1.350
13,500
750
1.350
41,250
13,500
28,500
1.350
13,500
15,000
1.350
13,500
1,500
1.350
41,100
13,500
29,100
1.350
13,500
15,600
1.350
13,500
2,100
Total
164,100
162,000
2,100

Invoice Rates

Workday only supports invoice rates on foreign currency revenue recognition schedules and accounting created before September 10, 2022. When billing occurs before revenue recognition, Workday derives the foreign currency conversion rate for revenue recognition installments and accounting using the invoice rate.
Scenario: Your company base currency is USD and you create a customer contract in EUR. The conversion rate on the contract effective date is 1.350. You invoice the customer quarterly, but recognize revenue from the contract monthly.
Billing and Revenue Schedule
Month
Conversion Rate
Billing in EUR
Revenue in EUR
January
1.360
30,000
10,000
February
1.370
10,000
March
1.375
10,000
April
1.365
30,000
10,000
May
1.350
10,000
June
1.360
10,000
July
1.375
30,000
10,000
August
1.355
10,000
September
1.365
10,000
October
1.370
30,000
10,000
November
1.345
10,000
December
1.355
10,000
Total
120,000
120,000
Billing and Revenue Schedule - Foreign Currency Conversion Rates on Invoice Date
Conversion Rate
Billing in USD
Revenue in USD
Net Deferred Balance in USD
1.360
40,800
13,600
27,200
1.360
13,600
13,600
1.360
13,600
0
1.365
40,950
13,650
27,300
1.365
13,650
13,650
1.365
13,650
0
1.375
41,250
13,750
27,500
1.375
13,750
13,750
1.375
13,750
0
1.370
41,100
13,700
27,400
1.370
13,700
13,700
1.370
13,700
0
Total
164,100
164,100
0

Contract Effective Date

When you set the default currency conversion rate on the revenue recognition schedule to contract effective date, Workday uses the contract effective date to determine the currency conversion rate.
Example: You create a foreign currency customer contract:
Option
Value
Contract Line Amount
12,000 EUR
Term
12 Months
Contract Effective Date
09/01/2022
Conversion Rate
1.5
Base Currency Amount
18,000 USD
Transaction Currency Amount/Period
1,000 EUR
Base Currency Amount/Period
1,500 USD
You create revenue recognition installments:
Installment
Installment Date
Revenue Amount
Conversion Rate
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
1
09/30/2022
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
2
10/31/2022
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
3
11/30/2022
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
4
12/31/2022
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
5
01/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
6
02/28/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
7
03/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
8
04/30/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
9
05/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
10
06/30/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
11
07/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
12
08/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
Total
12,000 EUR
18,000 USD
The
Conversion Rate
and
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
display on the revenue recognition schedule once you generate accounting.
You create revenue recognition accounting:
Run Date
Accounting Date
Installment Date
Ledger Account
Debit Amount
Credit Amount
Conversion Rate
Ledger Debit Amount
Ledger Credit Amount
Calculation
10/01/2022
09/30/2022
09/30/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
Base currency amount converted using the rate for the contract effective date:
1,000 EUR × 1.5 = 1,500 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
11/01/2022
10/31/2022
10/31/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD
Base currency amount converted using the rate for the contract effective date:
1,000 EUR × 1.5 = 1,500 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
1.5
1,500 USD

Revenue Recognition Installment Date

When you set the default currency conversion rate on the revenue recognition schedule to revenue recognition installment date, Workday uses the installment date to determine the currency conversion rate. When there isn't a rate for the installment date, Workday uses the rate for the most recent date when you generate revenue recognition installments and accounting. After you generate revenue recognition accounting, the rates on the revenue recognition installment lines match the rates on the operational journal lines.
Example: You create a foreign currency customer contract:
Option
Value
Contract Line Amount
12,000 EUR
Term
12 Months
Contract Effective Date
09/01/2022
Conversion Rate
1.5
Base Currency Amount
18,000 USD
Transaction Currency Amount/Period
1,000 EUR
Installment Date
09/30/2022
Conversion Rate
2.0
Base Currency Amount
24,000
Base Currency Amount/Period
2,000 USD
Installment Date
10/31/2022
Conversion Rate
1.8
Base Currency Amount
21,600 USD
Base Currency Amount/Period
1,800 USD
You create revenue recognition installments:
Installment
Installment Date
Revenue Amount
Conversion Rate
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
1
09/30/2022
1,000 EUR
2.0
2,000 USD
2
10/31/2022
1,000 EUR
1.8
1,800 USD
3
11/30/2022
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
4
12/31/2022
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
5
01/31/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
6
02/28/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
7
03/31/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
8
04/30/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
9
05/31/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
10
06/30/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
11
07/31/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
12
08/31/2023
1,000 EUR
Determined at the time of accounting
Determined at the time of accounting
Total
12,000 EUR
The
Conversion Rate
and
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
display on the revenue recognition schedule once you generate accounting.
You create revenue recognition accounting:
Run Date
Accounting Date
Installment Date
Ledger Account
Debit Amount
Credit Amount
Conversion Rate
Ledger Debit Amount
Ledger Credit Amount
Calculation
10/01/2022
09/30/2022
09/30/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
2.0
2,000 USD
Base currency amount converted using the effective conversion rate for the posting period:
1,000 EUR × 2.0 = 2,000 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
2.0
2,000 USD
11/01/2022
10/31/2022
10/31/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
1.8
1,800 USD
Base currency amount converted using the effective conversion rate for the posting period:
1,000 EUR × 1.8 = 1,800 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
1.8
1,800 USD

Schedule Override Rate

When you set the default currency conversion rate on the revenue recognition schedule to schedule override rate, Workday uses the schedule override rate you specify to determine the currency conversion rate.
Example: You create a foreign currency customer contract:
Option
Value
Contract Line Amount
12,000 EUR
Term
12 Months
Contract Effective Date
09/01/2022
Conversion Rate
1.5
Base Currency Amount
18,000 USD
Base Currency Amount/Period
1,500 USD
Transaction Currency Amount/Period
1,000 EUR
Conversion Override Rate
1.7
Base Currency Amount
20,400 USD
Base Currency Amount/Period
1,700 USD
You create revenue recognition installments:
Installment
Installment Date
Revenue Amount
Conversion Rate
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
1
09/30/2022
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
2
10/31/2022
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
3
11/30/2022
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
4
12/31/2022
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
5
01/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
6
02/28/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
7
03/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
8
04/30/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
9
05/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
10
06/30/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
11
07/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
12
08/31/2023
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
Total
12,000 EUR
20,400 USD
The
Conversion Rate
and
Revenue Amount in Base Currency
display on the revenue recognition schedule once you generate accounting.
You create revenue recognition accounting:
Run Date
Accounting Date
Installment Date
Ledger Account
Debit Amount
Credit Amount
Conversion Rate
Ledger Debit Amount
Ledger Credit Amount
Calculation
10/01/2022
09/30/2022
09/30/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
Base currency amount converted using the override rate for the schedule:
1,000 EUR × 1.7 = 1,700 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
11/01/2022
10/31/2022
10/31/2022
Deferred Revenue or Unbilled Receivables
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD
Base currency amount converted using the override rate for the schedule:
1,000 EUR × 1.7 = 1,700 USD
Revenue
1,000 EUR
1.7
1,700 USD