How Do I Format a Value Based on a Given Format?

If you need to format a value based on a given format, for example, on Person ID Number, if you select ID Type as SSN (999-99-9999), you can always format the Person ID Number before committing it to the server.

To do so, you can call the formatValue javascript function.

• In the user exit file of the tab page include the following lines:

  
  
  </SCRIPT>
  <SCRIPT src="/zz/formatValue/formatValue.js"></SCRIPT>
  <SCRIPT>
  

• Now, you can start using the function to format a value. To use this function, you need to pass in both the value and the format into the function.

  
  var phFormat = myData.getValue(pureListName + 'PHONE_TYPE_FORMAT');
  if (pureFieldName == 'PHONE') {
    updateField(pureListName + 'PHONE' ,
          formatValue(myData.getValue(pureListName + 'PHONE'), phFormat));
  }