Runtime considerations for formatting numbers

The following analog number format styles support numeric formatting by regional locale during runtime:

• Custom

• Real

• FixedDecimal

• Integer

• Exponential

During runtime, numbers are entered in the format of the selected country.

The following figure shows the analog number 123456.558857 formatted to the German regional locale during runtime by the different numeric format styles:

A thousand separator is not required when entering a number or specifying a format string. But, if a thousand separator is used during runtime, place it in the correct location in a specified number or with User Input animation.

The thousand separator appears in the following numeric format styles:

• Real

• Fixed Decimal

• Integer

• Custom configured as Real, Fixed Decimal, or Integer

During runtime, if your HMI/SCADA software provides software keypads, you can include comma, period, and thin space keys to enter numbers in a User Input animation data entry field that match the format of the computer’s regional locale. The following illustration shows a typical software keypad. The software keypad, if supported by your HMI/SCADA software, might vary in appearance.