Short Text Entry: How to validate the entered value to be numeric?

  • sstte18
    Asked on October 10, 2017 at 7:41 PM
    How do I make sure that people enter a numerical value in the quantity fields vs. text (one vs. 1)?
  • Kevin Support Team Lead
    Replied on October 10, 2017 at 7:44 PM

    You can a numeric validation to your field under its settings, on the options tab you will find the validation drop down, please select numeric: 

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    Your field will let the user to type letters, but will show a message as soon as the input loses the focus, example: 

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    This way your users will know that the form can contain numbers only. 

    I hope this helps.