amount

Data Definition: Currency Amount

Form Label (Field Label): Amount

# of Characters: Not applicable

Where to use it:

• Any formula calculation on any business process
• Any cost business process at company or project level.
• On a detail form, this element can be editable.

If you use this element on an upper form, it will be read-only. It will automatically add up all values from amount fields on detail forms; therefore, it cannot contain a formula, be auto-populated, or reset.

Note:

• This data element has a system-defined formula. User-defined formulas are prioritized over system-defined formulas. If you create a user-defined formula that references a system-defined formula, it may not always be honored and can lead to miscalculations or failure. Therefore, it is recommended that you avoid creating user-defined formulas that rely on or reference system-defined formulas. A warning message is displayed when you error check a form or change the form status to Complete or Deploy in uDesigner.
• In Classic Payment Application BPs, the amount DE must be a product of uuu_unit_price DE and uuu_quantity DE. Therefore, ensure the amount field is editable for manual entry.

Use this element for: Entering currency data on any business process.

The element is automatically formatted to use the currency specified in the currency details window. To view more information:

1. Go to the Company Workspace tab, and switch to Admin mode.
2. In the left Navigator, select Standards & Libraries, and then select Currencies.
3. Select the applicable currency.

If the data has a decimal value, the number of decimal values will follow the number of decimal places specified in the currency details window.