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Created on May 2, 2024

Add Project Settings option for Number Formatting to apply to all tables (not shown via reports)

As a TBMA, I would like to see numbers displayed in non-report tables displayed in TBM Studio formatted with a  thousands and/or decimal places, when defined in a new "Number Formatting" option in Project Settings. The formatting will not only assist me in quickly reviewing (including QA'ing) numeric data, but also assist with other stakeholders' ability to quickly assess numeric values.

Today, TBMAs and other stakeholders observing numbers in non-report tables in TBM Studio are forced to count the number of characters to the left of the decimal to determine the true value of a large number instead of quickly looking and recognizing the number as millions vs thousands. For example, non-report tables' numbers are displayed like so...

Looking at the total number it's difficult to accurately identify it's representing 431M without first counting how many numbers appear to the left of the decimal.

I propose adjusting the Project Settings dialog to include a Number Format option to control the number of decimal places to show and/or to show the (thousands) Grouping Separator. Something similar to the mockup provided below...

I will know the Project Setting is working successfully by defining the Number Format options and observing the non-report tables' numeric columns in TBM Studio showing numbers formatted with defined Decimal Places and using the Grouping Separator....similar to this screenshot....