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Is is possible to change currency? Our bills are usually sent in VND (with a USD amount for reference…but this changes according to the exchange rate)


Sue

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Sue,

We generally added currencies when requested (should really do them all in one go, but have not found the time). So, I have now added VND to the v11 dev branch, but the changes are backwards compatible to v10, so you can replace the files change in the commit below, and you should be ready to select VND in Admin > System Admin.

https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/commit/d88aa76c83e3e9abd6e1c1bf0d6a8ee0d8934d90

BTW, our teacher documentation is finally getting some love, and there are some pages that might really help your staff: https://gibbonedu.org/support/teachers/

Thanks,

Ross

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Thanks Ross. This update was installed, but there is still a problem…when entering dong I tried 600000 which should then display as 600,000 but instead it shows up as 600000.00

Is this fixable?


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Sue, I am sure we can fix this. Please can you let me know on what pages you are seeing this? Annotated screenshots might be a nice way to show where the issues are occuring. These could be send to support@gibbonedu.org. Ross

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Emailed.

Thanks

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Sue, sorry for the delay in replying. Busy times at school! For the case you have reported by email (activities costs) I have added the 1000s seperator. However, for the 2 decimal places this would be a much bigger fix, and so there is not much I can do right now. We might have to address this in a future version. To get the 1000s fix, get the files affected in this v11 dev branch commit:

https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/commit/e3f9812ed2e3878ccf69862afe3dcbc7b62eefdf

They should be backwards compatible with v10, if I am not mistaken.

Hope this helps.

Ross

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PS, let us know if you find any other money values lacking the 1000s separate. With the value of the Dong I can see how this helps read money values correctly.

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Hi Ross, the comma is now in the correct place, but it has reverted to $ not vnd for the symbol

Creative Arts
 Green Shoots International School Thu All Aut1
 $600,000.00
Dance and Movement
 Green Shoots International School Tue All Aut1
 $33.33

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Hmmm, that is odd. I cannot recreate this from my end. Are you sure your currency has not been set back to USD in Admin > System Admin > System Settings? What is in the column header? Does it is VND or USD?

Ross
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D’Oh…all good…had changed to Aus dollars…must be picking upon the fact that the majority of our teachers are Aussie!

Thanks
Creative Arts
 Green Shoots International School Thu All Aut1
 ₫‎600,000.00
Dance and Movement
 Green Shoots International School Tue All Aut1
 ₫‎33.33

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Hi Ross,

Our system keeps reverting to AUD.

I go to system settings, change currency to vnd, scroll to bottom and click submit, but it reverts straight back to AUD in the currency drop down menu.

What simple thing have I overlooked this time?

Sue

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Sue,

Most likely not your fault at all. From memory I added VND into v11 for you, and then helped to get it running in v10. I have just tested v11, and it saves to VND OK, so must be something in your version.

Can you please send me the following to files by email to support@gibbonedu.org:

/modules/System Admin/systemSettings.php
/modules/System Admin/systemSettings_process.php

I will take a look at the code, and see what is going on.

Thanks,

Ross

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Hi Ross,

Have asked our IT guy to send me those files and I will forward to you as soon as I receive them

thanks
Sue

PS when v 11 comes out, will the .00 at the end of the vnd currency be eliminated?

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Sue,

Thanks for those files. Having had a look, they seem fine, and using them in my v11 development system does not recreate your issue. So, no clues there. What I really need to know is the result of the following test:

  • Set currency to VND, and press Submit.
  • Don’t change anything else, just press Submit again.
  • Does VND stick, or does it revert to AUD?

If you can let me know the result of this, then I can suggest further tests that should help us narrow down the possibilities.

Thanks,

Ross

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Hi Ross,

It reverts to AUD every time

Here is the text from top of page. It seems we are still running v9, could that be the issue?
Version check successful. Your Gibbon installation is up to date at 9.1.00. If you have recently updated your system files, please check that your database is up to date in Updates.
Your request was completed successfully.

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Sue, I guess that might be it. Do you want to see what happens when you upgrade to v11 (which is only a month away), and post here if it does not fix the issue. If you sign up for our newsletter (http://gibbonedu.org/support/), you will get a notification when v11 is launched.

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Interestingly, when I go to overdue invoices, the amounts are showing up in dong!

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Actually now that I’ve had an explore, it seems to be in dong, everywhere, except on the invoices when emailed! and system setting is still showing AUD

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Interesting! And strange! We have had no reports of this issue in v11 dev, and it is in use in a number of schools. Are you OK to wait for v11 to come out?

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Sure :wink: