Define new number usages

If the application needs to round or format quantities or monetary amounts differently depending on their purpose, you can create new number usages by completing the following steps:

  1. Define new number usages in the
    NUMBRUSG table.

  2. Create new formatting rules that reference those number usages using one of the following steps:

    • For new monetary amount number usage, define new formatting rules in the
      CURFORMAT and
      CURFMTDESC tables.

    • For new quantity number usage, define new formatting rules in the
      QTYFORMAT and
      QTYFMTDESC tables.

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