Change comma separator Survery123 data tab on browser app

[Anonymous User]

I have a few Integer fields that look fine on the app and on Collector but when I want to see the data on Data tab of Survey123, they look like the attached picture. They are address fields and serial numbers that do not need thousand separators. I know some people have suggested using a text/string field and just format it for numbers. Is this really the right way to handle this?  Thanks.

[Anonymous User · Accepted solution]

Hi Matt,

Yes, what you are seeing is expected. If the questions are an integer or decimal field type, by default they will be formatted as numbers with thousand separators. Using a text/string field type is the best way to ensure they are never formatted as numbers.

Regards,

Phil.

[KrishV]

Yes. If you are not performing any mathematical functions on those fields, it is best to use these fields as Text/String. Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Krish