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Field Format Types (fetypes)

An fetype defines the field format type. You can have an input and an output fetype. For example, an input fetype with the FmtNum rule tells the system where the decimal goes in the number. The output fetype tells the system how to format the output amount. An fetype can consist of either one or four characters.

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In Studio, enter this information in the Locale field on the field’s Properties window. For the Locale field, you pick from a list of countries/languages, instead of entering one of the codes shown in the following table. The Locale field only appears if you chose Date Format, Numeric, or (Y)es or (N)o format in the Type field.

The first character of an fetype defines the field format type. There are several types defined in the system such as a d for dates and an n for numbers. You can add three additional characters to override the default locale, which is the United States (English). Here is a list of the currently supported localities:

For this country	And this language	Use this code in the FAP file:
Argentina	Spanish	ARS
Australia	English	AUD
Austria	German	ATS
Belgium	Dutch	BED
Belgium	French	BEF
Bolivia	Spanish	BOB
Brazil	Portuguese	BRC
Canada	English	CAN
Canada	French	CAD
Chile	Spanish	CLP
Columbia	Spanish	COP
Denmark	Danish	DKK
Ecuador	Spanish	ECS
European Union	English	EUR
France	French	FRF
Finland	Finnish	FIM
Germany	German	DEM
Guatemala	Spanish	GTQ
Iceland	Icelandic	ISK
Indonesia	Indonesian	IDR
Italy	Italian	ITL
Ireland	English	IEP
Liechtenstein	German	CHL
Luxembourg	French	FLX
Luxembourg	German	LUF
Mexico	Spanish	MXN
The Netherlands	Dutch	NLG
New Zealand	English	NZD
Norway	Norwegian	NOK
Panama	Spanish	PAB
Paraguay	Spanish	PYG
Peru	Spanish	PES
Portugal	Portuguese	PTE
South Africa	English	ZAR
Spain	Spanish	ESP
Sweden	Swedish	SEK
Switzerland	German	CHF
Switzerland	French	CHH
Switzerland	Italian	CHI
United Kingdom	English	GBP
United States	English	USD
Uruguay	Spanish	UYU
Venezuela	Spanish	VEB

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