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Amounts, currency and minor units

The account sets the currency

The account declares its currency (ISO: COP, USD, CLP…). Operations, devices, products and profiles inherit it; they never pick one. It is immutable: it cannot be changed after the account is created.

Consequences:

  • A product can only be used on devices and profiles of its account.
  • Moving a device to another account adjusts its currency and empties the planogram.
  • A report mixing currencies warns: Some transactions use different currencies; the total shown uses the predominant currency.

Minor units

Amounts are written and stored in whole minor units:

CurrencyMinor unit1,500 on screen is written
COP, CLP (no decimals in practice)the same unit1500
USD, EURcents150000 for USD 1,500.00

Forms asking for money (product cost and prices, top-up value, max balance, a code's initial balance) show the hint Value in minor units. Never type thousand separators or decimal commas.

Cost, price and profit

FieldWherePurpose
CostProductBasis for profit and margin in reports.
List / suggested priceProduct (vending)Commercial reference.
Tax rateProduct (vending)Subtotal and tax breakdown on deliveries.
Sale valueDeliveryWhat the machine actually charged.

For cashless vending the device reports the price, not the planogram: hence the slot hint The price is set by the device; it cannot be edited here.