DT409 Format components

DI000179 Pos.

DI000196 Component

Number format:

Values

• Start in powers of ten
• max. no. of digits before the decimal point: 16
• max. no. of decimal places: 8

Examples

• -2: two decimal places
• 3: thousands
• etc.

Date format:

Values

• Grid specification:
  • 2: day
  • 3: week
  • 4: month
  • 5: quarter
  • 6: year

DI000199 Separator

Any required separating character may be specified here (including a blank or @ for nothing).

When an input is made:

• Separators will be converted as appropriate for the format.

For numbers, the first separator specified is the decimal point.

DI000201 Length

The length specifies how many characters are displayed.

Number format:

Values

• In powers of ten

Date format:

• It is cut-off on the right side, and on the left side for yearly grids.

Examples

• Length = 3 for week day
  • Result: The Monday constant is displayed as Mon
• Length = 2 for year
  • Result: The 1994 constant is displayed as 94

DI000205 Zeros

This data item determines whether or not a format component is padded with zeroes.

Number format:

Example

• Required display xxxxxx,yy with two format components, let the current value be 900,5
• If the Zeros DI
  • is only set for places after the decimal point, the output is 900.50
  • is only set for digits before the decimal point, the output is 000900.5
  • is set for both components, the output is 000900.50

Date format:

Example

• The required display is MM/DD/YY. With the components
  • Day: Zeros = and Length =2
  • Month: Zeros = and Length =2
  • Year: Zeros = and Length =2
• the date 5/1/2002 is then displayed as 05/1/02.

DI000206 CONST

The ID number of the constant is specified here.

Date format:

Values

• 000100 Week day (small letters)
• 000110 Week day (capital letters)
• 000130 Month (small letters)
• 000150 Month (capital letters)
• 000170 Quarter
• 000120 DW
• 000121 CW
• 000122 Week
• 000123 FY

Note

• The constant IDs for sequential constants (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) must be ascending without gaps.

Note

• Constants are created and edited in the Text Constants module.

DI028148 Constant

Shows the name of the text constant displayed in the Constant field

DI000200 Display

Values

• 1: plain text after text constant
• 2: cardinal digits
• 5: factory calendar, if recorded in the basic calendar
• 99: Placeholder for format constants (units)
• The following values are only meaningful for formats of the Scale type:
  • 6: grid line
  • 7: shading
  • 8: fixing line
  • 9: start line
• The following values are not in use:
  • 3: digit, increasing ordinally
  • 4: digit, decreasing ordinally

DI000226 Value

Number format:

If you use component 99, the number of hours per person day is stored here for the conversion of the person days constant (and vice versa).. The input can also be made as a @G or @D variable.

See also: Customizing Example

Date format:

Used for simplified date input.

• I.e., it is possible to only enter the day for the date input while month and year are added.

Example

• A date format consisting of one component each for day, month, and year: The Month and Year components each receive the @15 default value in the Value field.

Currency format:

If you use component 99, a currency symbol can be stored here.

Note

• Only currency symbols that are created in the Currencies and Exchange Rates module can be used.

DI027236 Conversion factor

DI000208 Blank

Inserts a blank character before the component

DI000217 Trim

Date format:

Values

• : removes blank spaces and zeros, e.g.: "01/01/96" becomes "1/1/96".
• : blanks and zeros are not removed.

Note

• Can be applied to each component of a format individually.

DI000225 Rounding

DI002282 Line