Character limits

• The decimal field can accept a number that contains a maximum of 16 digits. This is inclusive of the decimal point and the digits entered after it.
• When your user enters a negative number, the negative sign is counted as a digit.

When to use this field?

You may add a decimal field to your form when you want your users to enter a decimal value. Other types of fields that enable your users to enter numeric data are  number ,  percent , and  currency .

Experience while entering data

When a user accesses the decimal field from a web browser: If your user enters anything other than an integer or decimal value in the decimal field, for example, an input that contains text or special characters, form submission will fail and the user will be prompted as follows:

1. The  Invalid entries found  message will appear in a pop-up window.

   

2. Clicking  Okay  will close this pop-up and display an error message below that decimal field.

When a user accesses the decimal field from a phone/tablet, their data entry is restricted as they get to access just the number keyboard.

Features

• Set the  maximum number of digits  that your users can enter in this field. Everything your users enter in the decimal field: the negative sign, the digits before the decimal point, the decimal point, and the digits after it, will be counted and validated by the  Max Digits  value of that field.
• Set the maximum number of digits that your users can enter in this field after the decimal point. Refer this  page  to learn more about it.
• Customize the  field name and field link name  of this field.
• Make it  mandatory  for your users to enter an input in this field.
• Prevent your users from entering  duplicate values  in this field.
• Set an  initial value  for this field, which yours users will see when they access your form.
• Enable users to  scan of a QR code or bar code  to enter an input in this field.
• Enable  showing this field only to the app’s admin  (and hide it from other users).
• Change this  field's type .
• Set this  field’s size .
• Enable displaying a  tooltip message  when your users hover their mouse on this field.

• Total  - the sum of the values stored in that decimal field across all records displayed by that report.
• Average  - the average of the values stored in that decimal field across all records displayed by that report.
• Min  - the smallest value that's stored in that decimal field across all records displayed by that report.
• Max  - the greatest value that's stored in that decimal field across all records displayed by that report.

Example

• Course management: Imagine that you conduct some online courses and are building an app to manage the course registrations. You may use the decimal field to enable storing the marks scored by students in the tests you conduct.