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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Product Master
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 17, 2021

Remove need to prefix numbers in import template with an apostrophe to stop them getting converted to decimals on import

If numbers in the import template are not prefixed with an apostrophe they get converted to decimals or exponential format if the number is large when the template is imported. Having to put that single quote in multiple attributes on the template is not efficient or user friendly.

This was going to be a fix included with Fix Pack 4 (APAR no: JR63649) but it was cancelled.

Needed By Month
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    Rohit Swarup
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    Oct 4, 2021

    The mentioned ask is related to the default functionality of Microsoft Excel. As the enhancement is not related to our product, hence rejecting this.