Multicurrency: Bug - invoices show "outstanding bills" in wrong currency when viewed online
The "Outstanding bills" amount shown when viewing an invoice online is always shown in the Xero base currency, even when the invoice is in a different currency. This is not a good customer experience for international customers.
Specific example: My base currency in Xero is NZD. When I send an invoice to an Australian client the invoice is in AUD. When the client views the invoice online, it has AUD for the invoice amount, but in the blue bar at the top it shows "Outstanding bills" in NZD.
Example screenshot attached.
In Xero we have assigned "Australian Dollar" as the currency against this contact. In this situation, I would expect the "Outstanding bills" figure to show in the current AUD instead of NZD.
Xero have confirmed that the "Outstanding bills" figure always shows in the base currency.
Desired solution: Xero should show the "Outstanding bills" figure in whichever currency is set against the contact that the invoice is addressed to.
Josh Moore
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