Edit Pattern Rules

The following table shows the edit pattern rules. In this table,

Source means the data as it is contained in the dataview field, panel field, working data field, and so on, and whose name is specified as the field to edit.
Lowercase v represents the position of an assumed decimal point.
Edit patterns can be condensed by using multipliers. For example, you can specify the expanded pattern,
```
ZZZ,ZZZ.99
```
in the edit pattern as:
```
Z(3),Z(3).9(2)
```

Category and Meaning		Data in Source	Edit Pattern	Resulting Display

Pattern characters for alphanumeric data
X	Alphanumeric character	STATE	X(5)	STATE
	Any other character represents itself	AB1234	XXX‑XXX	AB1‑234
Pattern characters for numeric data
L	Left‑justify before output	123	LZ (3),ZZ9	123
9	Unsuppressed numeric digit	123	999	123
Z	Zero suppression	v12	ZZZ.99	.12
*	Asterisk replacement	1v23	***9.99	***1.23
,	Comma	002234v56	ZZZ,ZZZ.99	2,234.56
/	Slash	123083	99/99/99	12/30/83
B	Blank space	123083	99B99B99	12 30 83
0	Zero	123	99900	12300
.	Decimal point	030v99	ZZZ.99	30.99
‑	Minus sign, fixed right	‑23v45 23v45	9 (2).99‑ 9 (2).99‑	23.45‑ 23.45
‑	Minus sign, fixed left	‑23v45	‑9 (2).99	‑23.45
‑	Minus sign, floating	‑v23	‑ ‑ .99	‑.23
+	Plus sign, fixed right	67v89	9 (2).99+	67.89+
+	Plus sign, fixed left	67v89	+9 (2).99	+67.89
+	Plus sign, floating	00v67	++.99	+.67
CR	Credit symbol, right	‑25v00 25v00	9 (2).99CR 9 (2).99CR	25.00CR 25.00
DB	Debit symbol, right	‑13v00 13v00	9 (2).99DB 9 (2).99DB	13.00DB 13.00
$	Dollar sign, fixed	004v00	$z9.99	$ 4.00
$	Dollar sign, floating	001v23	$$$.99	$1.23
<>	Enclosed negative numbers in parentheses, fixed	‑23v45	<9,999.99>	(0,023.45)
<>	Enclosed negative numbers in parentheses, floating	‑23v45	$<<<<.99>	$ (23.45)