Number Settings

Set up number fields for metrics, KPIs, and quantitative data in team status reports with custom formatting and validation.

Number Settings allow you to control how numbers are entered and displayed on a status form.

Number Settings - General

HEADER

  • Name - The name for the section that is used as a label on the status update form and the status form.
  • Description - Additional details about the information to be entered on the status update form.
  • Help Text - Further details that are available on the status update form.

FORMAT

The Format section is used for settings for displaying information.

Number Settings - Format

  • Number Style - Format numbers as currency, percentages, or symbols in team status reports for clear metric communication.
  • Number Symbols - Specify the symbol to repeat when formatting the value.
  • Number Currency - Specify the currency to use when formatting the value.
  • Number Decimal Places - Specify the number of decimal places to display.
  • Number Prefix - Content to display before the number.
  • Number Suffix - Content to display after the number.
  • Number Color Scale - A color coding scale used to assign color based on a numeric value.

INPUT

The Input section is used for settings for entering information.

Number Settings - Input

  • Carry forward - Specifies whether a information from prior status updates should be carried forward to the next status update.
  • Number Control - Specify the control that is used for entry of a numeric value.
  • Number Choices - Specify the choices that are available for a numeric value.

Number Settings - Input

ADVANCED

The Advanced section is used for advanced settings that are infrequently used. These settings provide detailed control over how the section is handled on the status update form and on the status form.

Number Settings settings

  • Role - Limit status update entry to certain kinds of users.

Number Settings settings

Fields allows you to control which fields are available to be used in this section.

  • Note Field - Specifies whether a Note field can be used to assign a note to items.
  • Note Label - Specifies whether an alternate label to use for the Note field.
  • Color Field - Specifies whether a Color field can be used to assign a color to items.
  • Icon Field - Specifies whether a Icon field can be used to assign an icon to items.

Number Settings settings

  • Item Name - Specifies the label to use for an item within the section.
  • Item Icon - Specifies the icon to use for an item within the section.
  • Item Color - Specifies the color to use for the item.

Number Settings settings

Multiple items settings specify whether the user can enter more than one value on the status update form. For example, the Accomplishments section allows you to enter multiple accomplishments but the Status section only allows you to enter a single status value.

  • Default Items - Specifies default number of items to create within the section during a new status update.
  • Min Items - Specifies the minimum number of items that should be entered during a status update.
  • Max Items - Specifies the maximum number of items that can be entered during a status update.

Number Settings settings

Layout settings specify how information should be displayed on a status form.

  • Column Width - The width of the section when displayed as a column in a status form.
  • Horizontal Alignment - Set left, center, or right alignment for content in status form cells to improve readability and visual organization.
  • Vertical Alignment - Configure how content aligns vertically in status form cells - top, middle, or bottom positioning for optimal display.
  • Color Coding - Add color coding to status values with background fills or border highlights for quick visual status recognition.

Number Settings settings

Prior status update settings allow you to control whether values from the prior status update are displayed.

  • Prior Field - Specifies whether a information from prior status updates should be displayed on the status update form.
  • Prior Display - Specifies whether a information from prior status updates should be displayed on the status form.

Sections that use Number Settings