Setting Form Precision and Other Options

To set precision and other options:

  1. Open the form, and then click Other Options.
  2. In Precision, specify the number of decimal positions displayed in a cell for Currency Values, Non-Currency Values, and Percentage Values.

    Specify Minimum values to add zeros to numbers with few decimal places. Specify Maximum values to truncate and round the decimal portion of large numbers. For example:

    Table 24-22 Data Precision Examples

    Value Minimum Precision Maximum Precision Displayed Value

    100

    0

    Any

    100

    100

    3

    Any number greater than or equal to 3 or None

    100.000

    100.12345

    Any number less than or equal to 5

    None

    100.12345

    100.12345

    7

    None

    100.1234500

    100.12345

    Any number less than or equal to 3

    3

    100.123

    100.12345

    0

    0

    100

    100.12345

    2

    4

    100.1235

    100

    2

    4

    100.00

    Note:

    Your selections override the precision set for the currency member. To use the currency member's precision setting instead, select Use Currency member precision setting.

  3. Under Context Menus, associate menus with the form by moving them from Available Menus to Selected Menus. For multiple menus, click a "move" options on the right to specify the display order.

    For information on how to create Context Menus (Action Menus):

    See Administering Action Menus.

  4. Select Enable dynamic user variables to allow dynamic user variables in the form, and move Available User Variables to Selected User Variables.