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Master and dependent entities
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This section describes the 2 main principles defined for multi-currency management.

The entities described in this section are only those with "Amount" attributes.

Master entity

Description

Master entities are entities that have amount fields and the entity of which is responsible for its own currency.

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Dependent entity

Description

Dependent entities are entities with amount fields and the currency of which depends on a master entity.

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"Amount" characteristics associated with an entity are expressed in the entity's currency.