Conversion rates of currencies in PTV Routing products

[Bernd Welter]

Is it possible to get the information about how the calculatedCosts in xServer for PLN are counted? What exchange rate they use?

To answer this question you need to know that we distinguish between different technologies (engine versions). Maybe the following table helps:

Product	Engine	Toll Mode	Currency handling	Update Cycle
PTV xServer 1		Basic Toll	tarrifs stored in map/currencies.ini	with map
PTV xServer 2		Detailed Toll (Basic Toll)	currencies.ini + optional com.ptvgroup.xserver.types.ExchangeRates	with map or client responsibility
PTV Developer		Detailed Toll	Automatic in charge of PTV through external provider	(daily)
MAP&GUIDE Internet (classic)	xServer 1	Basic Toll	via business logic checked by PTV	daily
MAP&GUIDE next generation	Developer	Detailed Toll	Automatic in charge of PTV through external provider	daily

In other words:

• As MAP&GUIDE next generation is based on PTV Developer it benefits from the logic in the components which download tarrifs automatically and returns latest prices
• currencies.ini: this means that there's a static file in the service (map) that contains some kind of "static" conversion rates. Compareably inflexible in xServer1
• ...therefore xServer 2 offers at least some injection approach where a client can provide the tarifs of his choice through a feature: com.ptvgroup.xserver.types.ExchangeRates

[Bernd Welter]

11.4.2025:
had a little typo in the table (thanks to Max for the correction!):

• CORRECT: MAP&GUIDE internet "classic" is based on xServer 1 and therefore uses BASIC TOLL (not detailed toll)

[Autosoftware]

Thank you for the detailed explanation!
I have additional question, what is the source of the currencies' rates that are inside currencies.ini file? How often are they updated? Is the currency.ini updated everyday?
Autosoftware

[Bernd Welter]

HI there,

• The currencies.ini belongs to the internal map directory structure and is therefore shipped with the map (e.g. WorldCity Map PremiumHERE: twice per year - same as underlying feature layers truck attributes, speeedpatterns...)
• The conversion rates are retrieved from an external service when a new map is assembled.

Bernd