Overview

A number format specifies how a number will displayed on grid or form including number of decimal places, whether a thousands separator is required and any prefix and suffix (e.g. for currencies). A default number format may be set for each application or applied to a view attribute to format a grid, or applied to a layout component to format forms.

Basic Settings

Field	Description
Name	Enter the name for the number style.
Number of Decimal Places	Enter the number of decimal places to display.
Prefix	Enter a prefix to display before the number.
Suffix	Enter a suffix to display after the number.
Use Thousands Separator	For numbers over 1000, to include a thousands separator.
Decimal Place Offset	Enter the number of decimal places to move the decimal separator. Negative numbers move the decimal point to the left. For example, if the decimal will be displayed as a percentage, you need to offset the decimal place by -2.
Suppress Trailing Zeroes	Use system configuration default Automatically uses the setting in System Configuration.

For example, to format as a percentage, set:

Suffix to: %
Decimal Place Offeset to: -2