DecimalSep

The decimal separator defined replaces the decimal symbol set by your regional settings.

Qlik Sense automatically interprets text as numbers whenever a recognizable number pattern is encountered. The ThousandSep and DecimalSep system variables determine the makeup of the patterns applied when parsing text as numbers. The ThousandSep and DecimalSep variables set the default number format pattern when visualizing numeric content in front-end charts and tables. That is, it directly impacts the Number formatting options for any front end expression.

Assuming a thousand separator of comma ‘,’ and a decimal separator of ‘.’, these are examples of patterns that would be implicitly converted to numeric equivalent values:

0,000.00

0000.00

0,000

These are examples of patterns that would remain unchanged as text; that is, not converted to numeric:

0.000,00

0,00

Syntax:

DecimalSep

Function examples
Example	Result
Set DecimalSep='.';	Sets ‘.’ as the decimal separator.
Set DecimalSep=',';	Sets ‘,’ as the decimal separator.

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. For more information, see Modifying regional settings for apps and scripts.

Default regional settings in apps are based on the user profile. These regional format settings are not related to the language displayed in the Qlik Cloud user interface. Qlik Cloud will be displayed in the same language as the browser you are using.

If you are an app creator, you can set the default region for apps you create. For more information, see Setting your preferred regional settings for creating apps and scripts in Qlik Cloud Analytics.

Example – Effect of setting number separator variables on different input data

Overview

Open the Data load editor and add the load script below to a new tab.

The load script contains:

A dataset of sums and dates with the sums set in different format patterns.
A table named Transactions.
The DecimalSep variable which is set to ‘.’.
The ThousandSep variable which is set to ','.
The delimiter variable that is set as the '|' character to separate the different fields in a line.

Load script

Set ThousandSep=','; 
Set DecimalSep='.'; 
						
Transactions: 
Load date, 
id, 
amount as amount 
Inline  
[ 
date|id|amount 
01/01/2022|1|1.000-45 
01/02/2022|2|23.344 
01/03/2022|3|4124,35 
01/04/2022|4|2431.36 
01/05/2022|5|4,787 
01/06/2022|6|2431.84 
01/07/2022|7|4132.5246 
01/08/2022|8|3554.284 
01/09/2022|9|3.756,178 
01/10/2022|10|3,454.356 
] (delimiter is '|');

Results

Load the data and open a sheet. Create a new table and add this field as a dimension amount.

Create this measure:

=sum(amount)

Results table
Amount	=Sum(amount)
Totals	20814.7086
1.000-45
3.756,178
4124,35
23.344	23.344
2431.36	2431.36
2431.84	2431.84
3,454.356	3454.356
3554.284	3554.284
4132.5246	4132.5246
4,787	4787

Any value not interpreted as number remains as text and is aligned to the left by default. Any successfully converted values are aligned to the right, retaining the original input format.

The expression column shows the numeric equivalent, which is by default formatted with only a decimal separator ‘.’. This can be overridden with the Number formatting drop down setting in the expression configuration.

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DecimalSep

Regional settings

Example – Effect of setting number separator variables on different input data

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