Difference between NUMC and number

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Hi

While creating keyfigures,just wondering whats the difference between Number and NUMC?

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi Simon,

The NUMC data type:

Stores data in a defined length format with leading zeroes

Does not allow decimal values

Does not allow characters

Has no restriction on length of the data

NUMC data type has the following restrictions.

-The NUMC data type is not supported for business collection JOIN fields.

-Business framework does not distinguish between the values such as 0012, 012, 12 for a NUMC data type attribute. As a result of this, the AttributeChanged event does not occur while setting values for the attribute.

-The specific search criterion, “<value>*”, is not supported on the NUMC data type attribute. For example, “123*”.

Where as Number stores can be used to perform calculations and does not have above restrictions.

Regards,

Harish.