I'm going to be importing some info using DataGrab for about 700 entries (on this site an entry is a construction project). One of the fields is a number that shows the cost of the project. On the front end of the site users need to be able to order the projects based on the cost. I want to display the cost on the front end with commas where necessary ($1,123,345). What is the best way to setup the import for that field? If it's a text field would I be able to order if it has numbers and commas? If it is a numbers field would I be able to add commas after the fact? I just don't want the client to have to go back and redo the projects import file. Any ideas would be great! Thanks.
I would setup the field as a text input field and set the field content to number –this way sorting on the front end can work properly (ie. sort highest to lowest, etc.). Remove all currency characters & thousands separators on the numbers before importing.
Re: formatting, you can use several different number format addons to achieve the thousands separator.
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Thanks Siebird, I figured I would have to remove the currency and comma characters. I found this plugin devot-ee.com/add-ons/dollars-fieldtype...I assume that will only work for numbers added to the field in the publish form and not when imported using DataGrab into the field...any thoughts on that? – Mike Lohrman Jul 17 '13 at 16:08
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Just took a quick look, it looks likes it stores the values in
intformat–so all data will have to be in that format before importing w/DataGrab. This addon makes it user-friendly for the client in the CP. He recommends a addon or php to do the proper formatting like I mentioned above. – Siebird Jul 17 '13 at 16:49
