Decimal Places and Show Fractions 

Use

You can use menu commands as a shortcut to specify the display options for numeric attributes.

Procedure

To set the number of decimal places for one or more numeric attributes:

       1.      In the Attributes pane, select the attribute(s) whose Decimal Places setting you want to change.

       2.      Right-click on one of the attributes, and choose Decimal Places from the context menu, or choose Attributes ® Decimal Places from the main menu.

       3.      Choose from the cascading menu of numeric values.

MDM sets the number of decimal places for the selected attributes.

You can also set the Decimal Places option for a single attribute at a time in the Attribute Detail tab.

You cannot use the Decimal Places menu command with coupled numeric attributes because they have two numeric dimensions.

 

To set the display of fractions for one or more numeric attributes:

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       1.      In the Attributes pane, select the attribute(s) whose Show Fractions setting you want to change.

       2.      Right-click on one of the attributes, and choose Show Fractions from the context menu, or choose Attributes ® Show Fractions from the main menu.

MDM sets the Show Fractions option for the selected attributes.

You can also set the Show Fractions option for a single attribute at a time in the Attribute Detail tab.

Show Fractions is a toggle. A check mark next to the Show Fractions menu item indicates that it is turned on. To turn it off, choose the Show Fractions command again.

You cannot use the Show Fractions menu command with coupled numeric attributes because they have two numeric dimensions.

The Show Fractions option only applies to units of measure that are traditionally displayed with fractional values (for example inches) and is ignored for units that are not typically displayed with fractional values (for example millimeters).

 

Decimal Places and Show Fractions Constraints

Operation	Constraints
Decimal Places	·        Must be in Taxonomy mode ·        Attributes pane must have focus ·        At least one attribute must be selected ·        All of the selected attributes must be numeric
Show Fractions	·        Must be in Taxonomy mode ·        Attributes pane must have focus ·        At least one attribute must be selected ·        All of the selected attributes must be numeric