Number

A number field holds up to 255 numerical characters and a decimal point. Any other characters will cause the field to fail validation. Use a Number Field to facilitate the use of numerical calculations and other expressions.

1. Click the to add a field in your form.
2. Choose “New Field”
3. Select the table you wish to add the field to. Most of the time, this will be the current table you are on, called the current context.
4. Select a field name and click “Choose Type”.
5. Choose “Number” from the list of field types.
6. You can continue adding fields or click the “Select” button to finish adding.

Field features can be edited by clicking on the orange field icon when the presentation layer is displayed.

• Field Label
• Field Setting - Display Alternate Label (affects this form only)

• Column Span
• Row Span

• Sizing

• Tooltip
• Descriptive Text
• Display Alternate Descriptive Text (affects this form only)

• Decimal places to show on the Form
• Decimal places to store in the Field

• Temporary Block Association
• Global Block Association

• Slider Interface

• Default Value

• Required
• Maximum Length

• Audit This Field
• Show Audit History

• View Only

The Number Field has only one output format, which returns the number stored in the field.

All numerical characters are allowed as well as one decimal. Any other characters will cause the Number Field to fail validation.

The number field can be filtered using any of the number-type filters.