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Let us format numbers in ArcGIS Dashboards — nobody wants/needs full precision

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2 weeks ago
RobbieKieffer
Emerging Contributor

Can we please get basic number-formatting controls in ArcGIS Dashboard tables?  It's available in maps popups.  (Or, if it's there, where is it?)

Right now, any numeric field in a table or indicator just dumps its full stored precision — often 10+ decimal places — with no way to round, limit, or even cleanly display whole numbers. The result is unreadable tables and indicators like: 195.399999999998.

I'm all for maintaining the precision where it's needed (at the data processing level).  Dashboards are often public-facing and no person in the public that is viewing dashboards needs to see (or even cares to) know that the database stores 135.3999999998, when for the public, 135.4 is more than adequate.

It would be great to have "number format" options in Dashboard tables and indicators, much like the ones available in generating popups for Maps.  Could be as simple as:
- Number of decimal places
- Round or truncate
- Show or hide trailing zeros
- Thousands separator toggle

If it's already there and hiding somewhere, could someone point me to where it is?

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RobbieKieffer
Emerging Contributor

Perfect thanks!  That did it.

I appreciate the help of both @Neal_t_k and @NairiSevajian