How To Fix /ATL/GENERAL098 - Dollar exchange rate date & does not exist, please create it.

/ATL/GENERAL098 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /ATL/GENERAL -

• Message number: 098

• Message text: Dollar exchange rate date & does not exist, please create it.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /ATL/GENERAL098 - Dollar exchange rate date & does not exist, please create it. ?

  The SAP error message /ATL/GENERAL098 Dollar exchange rate date & does not exist, please create it typically indicates that the system is unable to find a valid exchange rate for the specified date for the currency in question (in this case, the US Dollar). This can occur in various scenarios, such as when processing financial transactions, creating purchase orders, or during currency conversion.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Exchange Rate: The primary cause of this error is that there is no exchange rate defined for the specified date in the system.
  Incorrect Date: The date being referenced may be incorrect or not formatted properly.
  Currency Configuration: The currency configuration in the system may not be set up correctly, leading to missing exchange rates.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to create or update the exchange rate for the specified date. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Exchange Rate Table:
  
  Go to transaction code OB08 in SAP. This