Placing a "Number" field on your app form creates a field for entering number values. Non-number values cannot be entered.
You can also use "Number" fields to do things like display number values separated by commas or add units of measure (e.g., the "$" symbol).

Values entered in "Number" fields are treated as number values. This means that "Number" fields can be used in the following cases.

• When you want to add, subtract, multiply, or divide numbers entered in fields.
• When you want to filter the records on a "View" screen using less than or equal to or greater than or equal to conditions.

Specify the field name. The field name is displayed as the label of the field in the app.

Selecting the Hide field name checkbox hides the field name on the following screens.

• The "New Record" screen
• The "Edit Record" screen
• The "Record Details" screen
• The screen for printing a record
• The Form settings screen

Selecting the Use thousands separators checkbox will make it so values in the field are separated by a comma every three digits.
Commas used as thousand separators (,) are only displayed onscreen, and are not strings values in the field.

Selecting the Required field checkbox makes entering a field value mandatory.

Selecting the Prohibit duplicate values checkbox prohibits the same value from being specified in multiple records.

Specify the minimum and/or maximum values that can be displayed in the field.
The set minimum and/or maximum value will be displayed under the field on record data entry screens.
If a number that is not within the specified limits is entered in the field, an error will appear when the record is saved.

Set the default value for the field.

Specify a fixed number of digits to display after the decimal point.
If a value has more decimal places than the specified number, those decimal places will be truncated.

For example, if "2" is specified as the number of decimal places, numbers entered in the field will be displayed in the following way.

• If "1" is entered in the field, it will be displayed as "1.00".
• If "1.007" is entered in the field, it will be displayed as "1.00".

Specify a unit to be displayed before or after the field (e.g., "$" or "yard").

The character string used for specifying the field in APIs.

You can use "Number" fields when you want to create input fields for entering quantities, monetary amounts, or other numeric values.

For example, "Number" fields can be used in the following cases.

• When you have an app for managing orders or cost estimates and need a field for entering unit prices or a number of users.
• When you want to be able to perform calculations on the entered values using the filter feature and analyze the total or average of the values.
• When you want to be able to create charts based on the entered values.