How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

Stewart Burchell — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:16:58 GMT

Ok, so you need to separate in your mind how the data is held in memory (this will be using a Decimal data type) from how you want it captured/presented to the user. This code snippet might help:

a!textField(
    label: "My Decimal",
    value: fixed(ri!myDecimal,7),
    saveInto: {
      a!save(
        ri!myDecimal,
        if(
          fn!regexmatch(
            "^\d*(\.\d+)?$",
            save!value,
            "i"
          ),
          save!value,
          0
        )
      ),
    }
  ),

The ri!myDecimal is of type Number(Decimal) but as you can see I'm using a Text Field to allow the user to enter their value.

Where the text entered conforms to the pattern of a Decimal (that's what the RegEx expression is checking) then it is presented as a Decimal with 7 digits after the decimal point (that's what the fixed() function is doing)

Because the input field is text you need to handle the fact that a user might enter non-decimal representations e.g. "ABC". That's what the second part of the if() statement is doing.

Hope this helps.

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:39:38 GMT

Appian uses double precision floating-point decimal numbers to store your decimal numeric values. Always and in all places!

When Appian displays that value to you, on screen, in a text form, it rounds it to two decimals by default. To change that, you can use the text() function which then returns text.

If you want to modify the underlying data value, use round().

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

suyogk0001 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:19:15 GMT

It is taking only this digits

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

kishore nanda — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:03 GMT

todecimal(text(ri!decimal, "0.0000000"))

i think it will work for your requirement

please check

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

suyogk0001 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:36:01 GMT

Thanx for the reply

but it will return text right, I want number decimal to be return will it possible?

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

suyogk0001 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 04:32:13 GMT

Thanx For the reply Stewart

If user enter 12345.1234567899 then in UI it should show and store only 1234.1234567

if enter 123456.12 it will show as it is, only after 7 digits it will not show

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

jesush905075 — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:30:50 GMT

text(ri!decimal,"0.0000000")

You can use this code to show a decimal number as text with the required format

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

Stewart Burchell — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:57:44 GMT

Do you want to allow the user to enter any number but always have it be presented in the User Interface always with the full 7 digits after the decimal point? Examples:

Enter: 123 -> presented as 123.0000000

Enter: 12.12345678 -> presented as 12.1234568

Enter: .2 -> presented as 0.2000000

Is that the requirement?

RE: How to store and show 7 digit after decimal using number(decimal) data type

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:47:26 GMT

I am not sure what you are looking for.

https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/23.3/Appian_Data_Types.html#number-(decimal)