Got it. I ask because you mentioned you "haven't been able to actually create a numeric field that only has 1 decimal place". Users will often try to set precision and scale in fileGDB or mobileGDB where those configuration options are not available and will always be set to the default defined in the ArcGIS field data types.
You should be able to configure this in an Enterprise Geodatabase. How are you going about creating your fields?
We recently enhanced the Feature Class and Table Wizards to allow for custom scale and precision values during table creation. Previously, you would have needed to use the Add Field GP tool, or altered the values in the Fields View before any data was present in the table.
