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qmestu
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Decimal formatting working in different ways in same dashboard

Hi,

 

I have a measure defined as a percentage that when it's used in a chart, the decimal separator is a comma ( , ). However if i represent the same measure in a string the format is not the same. If i use the FORMAT function as in format([Measure],"Percent") , the decimal separator is a dot ( . )

 

Below is a screenshot. The same measure except the 2nd one is using the format function.

 

qmestu_0-1666259848144.png

 

 

Is there anyway to consolidate both these formats? Ideally, the decimal separator would be the comma.

 

Thanks.

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PVO3
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Impactful Individual

you can fix this with the 3th argument of FORMAT, culture.

For instance FORMAT([Measure], "Percent", "de-DE")
 
But to be honest displaying numbers as text is most of the time, not the best solution.

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PVO3
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Impactful Individual

you can fix this with the 3th argument of FORMAT, culture.

For instance FORMAT([Measure], "Percent", "de-DE")
 
But to be honest displaying numbers as text is most of the time, not the best solution.

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