12 Nov
Format Currency
The “Format Currency” action applies the proper currency symbol to any numerical value.
Many applications, such as sales orders and customer estimates, calculate values in one currency but display them in another. Keeping track of which is which and showing the correct value to the user can be tricky.
The “Format Currency” action in PowerTools automatically produces a string value with the proper currency symbol applied, making it super easy to display the correct format in any app or workflow.
Parameters
| Title | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Value | input | number | Amount to format |
Target | target | string | Target currency (three letter abbreviation) |
Response
Status | Title | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Success | Result | result | string | Formatted value |
Failure | Result | result | string | Error description |
How to format currency in Microsoft Power Automate
Instructions
- In the Flow designer, click the “+” icon to insert a new action.
- Select the “Finance – Format Currency” action under PowerTools in the “Choose an operation” dialog.
- Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field.
- Execute the flow.
Example
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How to format currency in Microsoft Power Apps
Instructions
- Add the PowerTools connector from the Data menu.
- In the formula for the control, variable or element, type “ApptigentPowerTools.FormatCurrency().result”. Within the parentheses, enter the field, control or variable that contains the source collection.
- Preview or run the app.
Example
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How to format currency in Salesforce
Instructions
- Drag and drop a new action onto the design surface. Edit the action and choose PowerTools from the category menu on the left.
- Click in the “Action” search box, scroll through the action list and choose “Finance – Format Currency”. Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field. (Note: Click the “Advanced” link to manually assign output variables to the action results)
- Run or Debug your flow to preview the results.
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How to format currency in Nintex
Instructions
- Locate the “Apptigent PowerTools” group in the actions navigator then drag and drop the “Finance – Convert Currency” action onto the design surface.
- Insert the necessary values or variables in each input field.
- Assign the result to a variable.
- Test the workflow.
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How to format currency in another Platform or Custom Code
Instructions
If your platform is not listed and it supports Open API (Swagger) extensions, import the API Definition document from the Developer Edition product on our Customer Portal at https://portal.apptigent.com/product (look for the Open API link at the top of the PowerTools Developer API definition page). Invoke the desired actions in your app or workflow design tool, supplying values for the listed parameters. Refer to the developer documentation on the Customer Portal for details on input and output formats.
If you are developing a custom app, execute a RESTful POST operation to the /CountCollection endpoint in your application code or use the pre-generated client scaffolding from our Github repo at https://github.com/apptigent/powertools. Be sure to include your API Key (Client ID) in the header using the “X-IBM-Client-Id” key/value pair. The body should be a well-formed JSON object with the parameter label(s) and value(s) in the specified format. Refer to the API documentation at https://portal.apptigent.com for more information.
Example
const request = require('request');
const options = {
method: 'POST',
url: 'https://connect.apptigent.com/api/utilities/FormatCurrency',
headers: {
'X-IBM-Client-Id': 'REPLACE_THIS_KEY',
'content-type': 'application/json',
accept: 'application/json'
},
body: {input: 10980.79, target: 'GBP'},
json: true
};
request(options, function (error, response, body) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(body);
});