DT409 Format component
DI000179 Pos.
DI000196 Component
Number format:
Values
- Start in powers of ten
- Max. no. of digits before the decimal place: 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 DB 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; for yearly grids it is cut-off on the left side .
Examples
- Length = 3 for weekday
- Result: Constant Monday is displayed as Mon
- Length = 2 for year
- Result: Constant 1994 is displayed as 94
DI000205 Zeros
This data item determines whether or not a format component is padded with zeroes. Number format: Examples
- Required display xxxxxx,yy with two format components, let the current value be 900,5.
- If the DI Zeros
- is only set for places after the decimal point, 900.50 will be displayed
- is only set for digits before the decimal point, 000900.5 will be displayed
- is set for both components, 000900.50 will be displayed
Date format: Examples
- The desired display is MM/DD/YY. With the components
- the date 5/1/2002 will then be 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 reasonable for formats of the Scale type.
- 6: grid line
- 7: shading
- 8: fixing line
- 9: start line
- The following values are not active:
- 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 Examples |
Date format: Used for simplified date input.
- I.e., it is possible to only enter the day in date input while month and year will be complemented.
Example
- A date format consisting of one component each for day, month, and year: The month and year components in the Value data field each receive the @15 default value.
Currency format: If you use component 99, a currency symbol can be stored here.
Note
- Only currency symbols which have been defined in the Currencies and Exchange Rates module.
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 individual component of a format.