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Currency and Numeric Fields

Currency and numeric fields have special display and entry behaviors to ensure that entered values can be correctly interpreted and displayed by the system.

Generally, when entering a currency or numeric value, the value's validity is determined by the user's settings in the Format Locale field of their My Preferences dialog. Some exceptions exist, as shown below.

If you enter an invalid value into a currency or numeric field, the background of the field will become highlighted in red. You can update this value with the correct formatting to remove the highlighting.

Note:

It is possible to save the document where a value is currently highlighted as incorrect. On saving, the invalid value will be reverted to the previous correct value. Do not save a document until invalid values are corrected.

Currencies

A user's Format Locale influences the following aspects of how currency values are presented, and what currency number formats are valid when entered into the Proliance. Format Locale determines:

Currency symbol placement (before or after the value).
Digit group separators to the left of the decimal.
Formatting for negative numbers.

The baseline currency for a work area or a contract-related document determines some aspects of how a currency values display:

The number of decimal places after the decimal. Currency values are automatically rounded to the precision set for the currency.
The currency symbol.

Numerics

The following factors determine how numeric values are entered and displayed in Proliance:

Numeric values maintain the decimal precision originally entered by the user and are not rounded.
Valid grouping and symbols are determined by the user's Format Locale.
Negative number formats are determined by the user's Format Locale.