The decimal separator defined replaces the decimal symbol for currency set by your regional settings.
Tip note
By default, Qlik Sense displays numbers and text differently in table charts. Numbers are right-aligned, and text is left-aligned. This makes it easy to find text-to-number conversion issues. Any tables on this page that show Qlik Sense results will use this formatting.
Syntax:
MoneyDecimalSep
Qlik Sense applications will interpret text fields that conform to this formatting as monetary values. The text field must contain the currency symbol that is defined in the MoneyFormat system variable. MoneyDecimalSep is particularly helpful when handling data sources received from multiple different regional settings.
The following example shows a possible use of the MoneyDecimalSep system variable:
Set MoneyDecimalSep='.';
This function is often used together with the following functions:
Related functions
Function
Interaction
MoneyFormat
In instances of text field interpretation, the MoneyFormat symbol will be used as part of the interpretation.
For Number Formatting, the MoneyFormat formatting will be used by Qlik Sense in Chart Objects.
MoneyThousandSep
In instances of text field interpretation, the MoneyThousandSep function must also be adhered to.
Regional settings
Unless otherwise specified, the examples in this topic use the following date format: MM/DD/YYYY. The date format is specified in the SET DateFormat statement in your data load script. The default date formatting may be different in your system, due to your regional settings and other factors. You can change the formats in the examples below to suit your requirements. Or you can change the formats in your load script to match these examples.
Default regional settings in apps are based on the regional system settings of the computer or server where Qlik Sense is installed. If the Qlik Sense server you are accessing is set to Sweden, the Data load editor will use Swedish regional settings for dates, time, and currency. These regional format settings are not related to the language displayed in the Qlik Sense user interface. Qlik Sense will be displayed in the same language as the browser you are using.
Example 1 - MoneyDecimalSep dot (.) notation
Overview
Open the Data load editor and add the load script below to a new tab.
The load script contains:
A dataset which is loaded into a table named Transactions.
Provided data that has its monetary field in text format with a dot ‘.’ used as the decimal separator. Each record is also prefixed by a ‘$’ symbol, except for the last record, which is prefixed by a ‘£’ symbol.
Keep in mind that the MoneyFormat system variable defines dollar ‘$’ as the default currency.
Load script
SET MoneyThousandSep=',';
SET MoneyDecimalSep='.';
SET MoneyFormat='$###0.00;-$###0.00';
Transactions:
Load
date,
id,
amount
Inline
[
date,id,amount
01/01/2022,1,'$14.41'
01/02/2022,2,'$2,814.32'
01/03/2022,3,'$249.36'
01/04/2022,4,'$24.37'
01/05/2022,5,'$7.54'
01/06/2022,6,'$243.63'
01/07/2022,7,'$545.36'
01/08/2022,8,'$3.55'
01/09/2022,9,'$3.436'
01/10/2022,10,'£345.66'
];
Results
Load the data and open a sheet. Create a new table and add this field as a dimension:amount.
Add the following measures:
isNum(amount)
sum(amount)
Review the results below, demonstrating the correct interpretation of all dollar ‘$’ values only.
Results table
amount
=isNum(amount)
=Sum(amount)
Totals
0
$3905.98
£345.66
0
$0.00
$3.436
-1
$3.44
$3.55
-1
$3.55
$7.54
-1
$7.54
$14.41
-1
$14.41
$24.37
-1
$24.37
243.63
-1
$243.63
$249.36
-1
$249.36
$545.36
-1
$545.36
$2,814.32
-1
$2814.32
The results table above shows how the amount field has been interpreted correctly for all dollar ($) prefixed values, whilst the pound (£) prefixed amount has not been converted to a monetary value.
Example 2 - MoneyDecimalSep comma (,) notation
Overview
Open the Data load editor and add the load script below to a new tab.
The load script contains:
A dataset which is loaded into a table named Transactions.
Provided data that has its monetary field in text format with a comma ‘,’ used as the decimal separator. Each record is also prefixed by a ‘$’ symbol, except for the last record, which erroneously uses the dot decimal separator '.'.
Keep in mind that the MoneyFormat system variable defines dollar ‘$’ as the default currency.
Load script
SET MoneyThousandSep='.';
SET MoneyDecimalSep=',';
SET MoneyFormat='$###0.00;-$###0.00';
Transactions:
Load
date,
id,
amount
Inline
[
date,id,amount
01/01/2022,1,'$14,41'
01/02/2022,2,'$2.814,32'
01/03/2022,3,'$249,36'
01/04/2022,4,'$24,37'
01/05/2022,5,'$7,54'
01/06/2022,6,'$243,63'
01/07/2022,7,'$545,36'
01/08/2022,8,'$3,55'
01/09/2022,9,'$3,436'
01/10/2022,10,'$345.66'
];
Results
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Load the data and open a sheet. Create a new table and add this field as a dimension:amount.
Add the following measures:
isNum(amount)
sum(amount)
Review the results below, demonstrating the correct interpretation of all values, except for the amount in which the decimal separator uses dot '.' notation. In that case, a comma should have been used instead.
Results table
amount
=isNum(amount)
=Sum(amount)
Totals
0
$3905.98
$345.66
0
$0.00
$3,436
-1
$3.44
$3,55
-1
$3.55
$7,54
-1
$7.54
$14,41
-1
$14.41
$24,37
-1
$24.37
$243,63
-1
$243.63
$249,36
-1
$249.36
$545,36
-1
$545.36
$2.814,32
-1
$2814.32
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