Specifying the Data Formats

The way your Angle results are shown depends on how the user defaults have been defined by your system administrator. You can overrule some of those settings with your own preferences.

• In a List: left-click the column name and select Format field (see Formatting a field (List)).

• In a Chart or Pivot: in the Display details (Angle), click the field name and click (see Formatting a field (Chart) and Formatting a field (Pivot)).

To specify your own data format settings (per data type)

1. Click in the Side bar . A settings pane appears.

2. Click the Format tab.

3. You can change the following data type settings. View the example in the section before saving them.

   Type of setting	Setting	Explanation
   General	Decimal separator / Thousands separator	Select the separator you want to use in numbers, currencies and percentages.
   Numbers	Decimals	Specify the number of decimals to be shown in numbers.
   	Display units	Shorten numbers by using the thousands (K) or millions (M) indicator.
   	Use thousands separator	Indicate whether you want to use the thousands separator you selected under General.
   Currency	Currency symbol	Select your currency symbol.
   	Decimals	Specify the number of decimals to be shown in currencies.
   	Display units	Shorten currencies by using the thousands (K) or millions (M) indicator.
   	Use thousands separator	Indicate whether you want to use the thousands separator you selected under General.
   Percentages	Decimals	Specify the number of decimals to be shown in percentages.
   	Display units	Shorten percentages by using the thousands (K) or millions (M) indicator.
   	Use thousands separator	Indicate whether you want to use the thousands separator you selected under General.
   Date	Order	Specify the order in which you want to see the date.
   	Delimiter	Specify the date delimiter.
   	Day, Month, Year	Specify the number of digits to be shown for each date element.
   Time	Delimiter	Specify the time delimiter.
   	Hours, Minutes, Seconds	Specify the number of digits to be shown for each time element.
   Set	Notation	Specify whether you want to see the short name of the value, the long name of the value, or both in your Displays. This default setting can be overruled by the setting in the following fields: In a List, the Notation field in the Format Field dialog box. In a Chart or Pivot, the Format field after clicking on a field name.

4. Click Save.

Notation options

The field 'Sales document category' can have various values such as 'C (Order), B (Quotation), G (Contract), etc. The following results are possible:

Related topics

• Editing a List

• Editing a Chart

• Editing a Pivot