Multicurrency fields in demand-related forms
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When you enable the Demand Currency view in Demand, Cost Plan, and Cost Plan Breakdown forms, multicurrency fields appear in the Financials section of these forms.
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Field |
Description |
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Demand currency |
Currency for managing and tracking the demand. The available currency options depend on your selection in Preferences-Project under Project Administration. For more information, see Select demand currency preference.This field becomes read only once you create a cost plan, cost plan breakdown, benefit plan, or benefit plan breakdown. |
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Project currency |
Currency for implementing the project when this demand is converted to a project. This value carries over to the Project form in Project Management. |
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Capital expense in demand currency |
Capital expenditure (Capex) for the demand. |
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Capital budget in demand currency |
Total capital budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years. Rolled up from the Capex budget of the demand. |
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Operating expense in demand currency |
Operational expenditure (Opex) for the demand in the selected demand currency. |
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Operating budget in demand currency |
Total operational budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years in the selected demand currency. Rolled up from the Opex budget of the demand. |
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Total planned cost in demand currency |
Estimated cost of the demand in demand currency. |
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Financial return in demand currency |
Estimated revenue based on the Total planned costs in demand currency and Financial benefit in demand currency fields. |
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Financial benefit in demand currency |
Estimated revenue if the demand is approved in the selected demand currency. Rolled up from the benefit breakdown of the demand. |
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Net present value in demand currency |
Present value of future cash based on the given annual interest rate in the selected demand currency. A measure for comparing money spent today against future expected financial benefits, helping evaluate overall investment performance. |
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Actual cost in demand currency |
Total cost incurred while working on a demand and demand tasks in the selected demand currency. |
Financials section of the Cost Plan form
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Demand currency | Currency specified in the Demand currencyDemand currency field of the Demand form. |
| Cost in demand currency | Value that is rolled up from the Entered cost field of all cost plan breakdowns. |
Note: Any change to the unit cost, quantity, or fiscal period of a cost plan recalculates the amounts in demand currency. See Cost plan updates and cost recalculation in demand currency.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Demand currency | Currency specified in the Demand currency field of the Demand form. |
| Cost in demand currency | Breakdown amount in demand currency. |
| Demand currency exchange rate | Rate in effect for the period corresponding to the cost plan breakdown in the demand currency. |
| Demand currency exchange rate date | Reference date on which the currency exchange rate is applied for conversion. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Demand currency | Currency specified in the Demand currency field of the Demand form. |
| Benefit in demand currency | Benefit incurred from demand in demand currency. |
| Actual benefit in demand currency | Actual benefit value rolled up from the actual benefit in the benefit breakdown. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Demand currency | Currency specified in the Demand currency field of the Demand form. |
| Benefit in demand currency | Benefit incurred from demand in demand currency. |
| Demand currency exchange rate | Rate in effect for the period corresponding to the benefit plan breakdown in demand currency. |
| Demand currency exchange rate date | Reference date on which the currency exchange rate is applied for conversion. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Demand currency | Currency specified in the Demand currency field of the Demand form. |
| Amount in demand currency | Expense cost in demand currency. Amount entered in the Amount field is converted to demand currency. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Capex budget in Demand Currency | Planned expense amount allocated for capital expenditure in the selected currency. |
| Opex budget in Demand Currency | Operating expense amount in the selected currency. |
| Total Budget in Demand Currency | Sum of Capex and Opex amounts in the selected currency. |
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--- title: Multicurrency fields in demand-related forms description: When you enable the Demand Currency view in Demand, Cost Plan, and Cost Plan Breakdown forms, multicurrency fields appear in the Financials section of these forms. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/multicurrency-fields-in-demand-related-forms-ppw.html release: australia product: Portfolio Planning classification: portfolio-planning topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 4 breadcrumb: [Multicurrency reference, Reference, Next Experience for Demand Management in Portfolio Planning, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management] --- # Multicurrency fields in demand-related forms When you enable the **Demand Currency** view in Demand, Cost Plan, and Cost Plan Breakdown forms, multicurrency fields appear in the Financials section of these forms. <table id="table_nzw_snf_3jb"><thead><tr><th> Field </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Demand currency </td><td> Currency for managing and tracking the demand. The available currency options depend on your selection in **Preferences-Project** under **Project Administration**. For more information, see [Select demand currency preference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/select-demand-currency-preference-ppw.md).This field becomes read only once you create a cost plan, cost plan breakdown, benefit plan, or benefit plan breakdown. </td></tr><tr><td> Project currency </td><td> Currency for implementing the project when this demand is converted to a project. This value carries over to the Project form in Project Management. </td></tr><tr><td> Capital expense in demand currency </td><td> Capital expenditure \(Capex\) for the demand. </td></tr><tr><td> Capital budget in demand currency </td><td> Total capital budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years. Rolled up from the Capex budget of the demand. </td></tr><tr><td> Operating expense in demand currency </td><td> Operational expenditure \(Opex\) for the demand in the selected demand currency. </td></tr><tr><td> Operating budget in demand currency </td><td> Total operational budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years in the selected demand currency. Rolled up from the Opex budget of the demand. </td></tr><tr><td> Total planned cost in demand currency </td><td> Estimated cost of the demand in demand currency. </td></tr><tr><td> Financial return in demand currency </td><td> Estimated revenue based on the **Total planned costs in demand currency** and **Financial benefit in demand currency** fields. </td></tr><tr><td> Financial benefit in demand currency </td><td> Estimated revenue if the demand is approved in the selected demand currency. Rolled up from the benefit breakdown of the demand. </td></tr><tr><td> Net present value in demand currency </td><td> Present value of future cash based on the given annual interest rate in the selected demand currency. A measure for comparing money spent today against future expected financial benefits, helping evaluate overall investment performance. </td></tr><tr><td> Actual cost in demand currency </td><td> Total cost incurred while working on a demand and demand tasks in the selected demand currency. </td></tr></tbody> </table>|Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency** field of the Demand form.| |Actual cost in demand currency|Total cost incurred while working on the demand tasks in the selected demand currency. Actual cost populates after the assignee creates and submits a time card. When the time card is approved, the resource rate from the rate card, labor rate, or system properties populates this field.| ## Financials section of the Cost Plan form |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency**Demand currency field of the Demand form.| |Cost in demand currency|Value that is rolled up from the **Entered cost** field of all cost plan breakdowns.| **Note:** Any change to the unit cost, quantity, or fiscal period of a cost plan recalculates the amounts in demand currency. See [Cost plan updates and cost recalculation in demand currency](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/cost-plan-updates-and-cost-recalculation-ppw.md). |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency** field of the Demand form.| |Cost in demand currency|Breakdown amount in demand currency.| |Demand currency exchange rate|Rate in effect for the period corresponding to the cost plan breakdown in the demand currency.| |Demand currency exchange rate date|Reference date on which the currency exchange rate is applied for conversion.| |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency** field of the Demand form.| |Benefit in demand currency|Benefit incurred from demand in demand currency.| |Actual benefit in demand currency|Actual benefit value rolled up from the actual benefit in the benefit breakdown.| |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency** field of the Demand form.| |Benefit in demand currency|Benefit incurred from demand in demand currency.| |Demand currency exchange rate|Rate in effect for the period corresponding to the benefit plan breakdown in demand currency.| |Demand currency exchange rate date|Reference date on which the currency exchange rate is applied for conversion.| |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Demand currency|Currency specified in the **Demand currency** field of the Demand form.| |Amount in demand currency|Expense cost in demand currency. Amount entered in the Amount field is converted to demand currency.| |Field|Description| |-----|-----------| |Capex budget in Demand Currency|Planned expense amount allocated for capital expenditure in the selected currency.| |Opex budget in Demand Currency|Operating expense amount in the selected currency.| |Total Budget in Demand Currency|Sum of Capex and Opex amounts in the selected currency.|
| title | Multicurrency fields in demand-related forms |
| description | When you enable the Demand Currency view in Demand, Cost Plan, and Cost Plan Breakdown forms, multicurrency fields appear in the Financials section of these forms. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/multicurrency-fields-in-demand-related-forms-ppw.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Portfolio Planning |
| classification | portfolio-planning |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 4 |
| breadcrumb | Multicurrency referenceReferenceNext Experience for Demand Management in Portfolio PlanningPortfolio PlanningStrategic Portfolio Management |