Job Import Euro FXExchange Rates From ECB

Purpose and status

The job imports exchange rates from the European Central Bank and stores them in Webdesk. In the job catalog the job is inactive by default and is marked as deprecated in the current code. For new installations, use ImportExchangeRatesFromProvider where possible.

Configuration

• Overwrite existing rates (overwrite): If enabled, existing rates are overwritten by the imported values; otherwise existing values are retained.
• Store all exchange rates defined by the ECB (allCurrencies): Imports all currencies supplied by the ECB and creates currencies in Webdesk that do not exist yet. Without this option, only the currencies required in Webdesk are considered.
• Time interval: The form offers daysBack and fromDate. daysBack imports from today minus the specified number of days; the form allows 1 to 90 days. fromDate imports from the selected date.

Behavior

• The code loads the ECB file for the last 90 days or, for older start dates, the complete history from 01/04/1999.
• A buffer period before the start date takes weekends and public holidays into account.
• The time interval current is supported in the code but cannot be selected in the current form.
• The imported rates are stored via the common exchange rate import. The base currency must be EUR; other base currencies are not supported in the code.

Since the job is deprecated, the current provider-based exchange rate import should be used for new configurations.