| Default Formats by Format Code (ttaad1108s000) |  |
| Use this session to maintain the display format for format codes, where the format does not depend on a generic unit. You can zoom to the Convert to Runtime DD (ttams2201m000) session to convert the changes to the runtime data dictionary. The file datecurr in the BSE/lib directory will be (re)built. After this you must restart the bshell to make the changes active at runtime. The display formats for each unit can be defined using the Formats by Generic Unit (ttaad1107m000) session.
Fields | Description
Currency Format Code | The identification code of the currency format. This code can be used to specify display formats in: Form fields Domains Report fields program scripts if the data type is double or float. In that case, this code must be specified as %A<currency format>, for example %A001 %A030. Note The numeric codes have been reserved by the software producer. For more about coding of date formats, see the User Manual Software Coding Standards (doc# 5500EN, Tab 2)
Description | The description or name of the code.
Maximum Number of Positions | The maximum number of positions that can be used in the format. This number includes thousand signs and decimal signs.
Number of Significant Digits | The number of all significant digits used in the format. This does not include thousand signs and decimal signs.
Minus Sign | The place of the minus sign.
Default Display Format | The display format. If this field is empty: The display format as defined for generic units in the Formats by Generic Unit (ttaad1107m000) session will be valid. If field is filled with a display format: The default display format, as defined here, is valid.
Thousand Sign | If this check box is selected, it is possible to use thousand signs in the format.
Currency Symbol | If this check box is selected, a symbol can be displayed before or after the amount.