Display Preferences

In the Display tab, set such preferences as how numbers are formatted, how members appear in lists, and others.

From the Home page, go to Tools > User Preferences and click the Display tab. On this tab, you can set the preferences described in the following table. After you finish setting your preferences, click Save.

Field Name	Function
Number Formatting
Thousands Separator	Select the character to use as the thousands separator.
Decimal Separator	Select the character to use as the decimal separator.
Negative Sign	Select how to display negative numbers.
Negative Color	Select the color used to indicate a negative number.
Use Administrator’s Settings	Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.
Page Options
Indentation of Members	Select how members are indented on the page. If you select Do not indent, the members appear as a flat, sequential list.
Number of Items on the Page Drop-down	Enter the maximum number of items to show in dropdown lists.
Use Administrator’s Settings	Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.
Other Options
Show Consolidation Operators	Select whether you want the member consolidation operators to show (for example, Yes, No, or use the Form Setting).
Date Format	Select how the date appears. The format you select is used throughout the user interface, including in reports. If you select Automatically Detect, the date formats based on your browser locale.
Enable User Formulas in Ad Hoc	Select whether to enable users to perform calculations without having to submit changes to the database.
Currency Code	If the account administrator set up multiple currencies, select the reporting currency.
Use Administrator’s Settings	Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.

Field Name

Function

Number Formatting

Thousands Separator

Select the character to use as the thousands separator.

Decimal Separator

Select the character to use as the decimal separator.

Negative Sign

Select how to display negative numbers.

Negative Color

Select the color used to indicate a negative number.

Use Administrator’s Settings

Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.

Page Options

Indentation of Members

Select how members are indented on the page.

If you select Do not indent, the members appear as a flat, sequential list.

Number of Items on the Page Drop-down

Enter the maximum number of items to show in dropdown lists.

Use Administrator’s Settings

Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.

Other Options

Show Consolidation Operators

Select whether you want the member consolidation operators to show (for example, Yes, No, or use the Form Setting).

Date Format

Select how the date appears. The format you select is used throughout the user interface, including in reports.

If you select Automatically Detect, the date formats based on your browser locale.

Enable User Formulas in Ad Hoc

Select whether to enable users to perform calculations without having to submit changes to the database.

Currency Code

If the account administrator set up multiple currencies, select the reporting currency.

Use Administrator’s Settings

Check to use the settings configured by the user with the Administrator role.

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