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Adding custom format types

You can modify the predefined character formats for text controls or create additional formats.

The predefined character formats for Input Text and Output Text controls are defined by the <formatting-templates> section in the PROFILE_HOME\config\cells\ cell_name\nodes\ node_name\servers\ server_name\process-center\config\system\99Local.xml file.

To modify the formats or create additional formats, copy the <formatting-templates> section shown below and paste it into the 100Custom.xml file.

You can define additional formats as needed in the 100Custom.xml file.

If the 100Custom.xml does not yet exist, create it as described in The 99Local.xml and 100Custom.xml configuration files.

<formatting-templates> <formatting-template comment="Currency" template="$ ###,###,###.##" /> <formatting-template comment="Currency" template="###,###,###.## €" /> <formatting-template comment="Currency" template="€ ###,###,###.##" /> <formatting-template comment="Integer" template="###,###,###" /> <formatting-template comment="Decimal" template="###,###,###.##" /> <formatting-template comment="US phone" template="(###) 000-0000" /> <formatting-template comment="US SSN" template="000-00-0000" /> </formatting-templates>

If you add or modify formats in your development environment by altering settings for the Process Center server, be sure to make the same changes for each Process Server in your runtime environments.

Controlling field and other formatting in Heritage Coaches


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