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How to show percent (%) in a field

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Updated February 9, 2021
asked on January 29, 2021

I'm using a number field to calculate an employee's retirement plan contribution as a percent of annual base salary.  The formula I'm using in the field's Advanced Tab is working fine.  I would like the field to show a % symbol.  Any help would be appreciated.

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replied on January 31, 2021

You could use the Concatenate function? 

Something like this...

The Number field has the following calculation based on the value from the Number Hidden field...

=CONCATENATE(Number_Hidden," ","%")

You can remove the space too - =CONCATENATE(Number_Hidden,"%")

 

Let me know if you need anything further?

 

Jonathan

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replied on January 31, 2021

Hi Jonathan,

Yes, this worked perfectly.  Thank you so much!  I was really over thinking it and trying to complicate things.

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replied on February 2, 2021

Hi Jonathan,

Is there a way to make a blank field show as a percentage before a number is input.  I have included a field where an employee can enter a number (percentage) to calculate future retirement plan contributions.  This is truly aesthetic but would be nice to have.

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replied on February 2, 2021

Hi Wendy,

This was a little tricky, and I did have some help..

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('.JoinMe').on('focusout',function(){
    var xyz = $('.JoinMe input').val();
    xyz += '%'
    $('.JoinMe input').val(xyz);
  });
});

$(document).ready(function () {
  $('.JoinMe').on('focusin',function(){
    var xyz = $('.JoinMe input').val();
    xyz = xyz.replace ('%', '');
    
    $('.JoinMe input').val(xyz);
  });
});

JoinMe was the class that I set for the Single Line field.

The first part adds the '%' when they go away from that field (focusout).

The second part removes the '%' when they select the field. This is to allow for them to change the number without adding a percent each time. 

 

Jonathan

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replied on February 4, 2021

You should be able to use an IF statement in your formula and avoid all the JavaScript.

=IF(comparison, true_value, false_value)

So your formula could be something like:

=IF(Number_Hidden = "", "0 %", CONCATENATE(Number_Hidden," ","%"))

You compare Number_Hidden with blank.  If it is equal to blank, the value is set to 0 %, otherwise add the % after the Number_Hidden.

replied on February 9, 2021

Hi Jonathan,

I tried your script in a Single Line field and I when I enter a number into the field it only enters a %.  The number doesn't stick. 

I then used your script in a number field and the number sticks but it produces an "Invalid Input" error message the first time I enter a number.  If I enter the same number again the error goes away.  The % does work.  The only parameters I have on the field are range 1-100 and 2 decimal places.  Any ideas?

 

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