The default currency used in a new process simulation or used in the ‘User’ database for viewing or editing cost-related information is the ‘US Dollar’.
You may create new currency types with specific properties (name, symbol and exchange rate to US$) and add them to the Currencies Databank. To do that, click Currencies on the Databanks menu. Through the same dialog, you may specify the default currency for the ‘User’ database; for more details, see Currencies Databank.
To use a new currency in a process simulation, you must select it through the Currency Selection Dialog. To access this dialog, do one of the following:
● click Process Options } Currency on the Edit menu, or
● right-click on the flowsheet to bring up its context menu and click Currency.
From then on, all prices or cost-related items are going to be in that currency and all results (operating cost, capital cost, etc.) in will be presented in the selected currency as well.