In Coast, you can choose from three types of number fields depending on how you want to display and store values: Basic, Percentage, and Currency. Each format has its own rules for editing, storing, and displaying numbers.
🔢 Basic Number Fields
- Up to 3 decimal places.
- Accepts negative values (use a leading minus sign).
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Displays large numbers with comma separators for readability,
e.g.
1,234.56. - While editing, commas are hidden, but values containing commas can be pasted.
Example: Enter 1234.56 → displays as
1,234.56.
📊 Percentage Fields
Percentage fields behave like Basic numbers but are formatted and stored as percentages.
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Displays with 3 decimal places plus a percent
sign, e.g.
12.345%. -
Stored as a decimal with 5 decimal places (e.g.,
12.345%is stored as0.12345).
💵 Currency Fields
Currency fields are formatted in US dollars.
- 2 decimal places in display.
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Displays with a dollar sign, e.g.
$12.34; whole dollars show two decimals, e.g.$12.00. -
While editing, the dollar sign is hidden; for whole dollars,
the
.00is also hidden for easier input. - Stored as whole cents (integer), but always displayed in dollars.
Examples: Enter 12 → $12.00.
Enter 12.34 → $12.34.
✅ Tips
Use Basic for general numeric input, Percentage for rates and ratios, and Currency for costs and pricing. Choose the format that matches how your team will read and report the data.