Restricted Date Format and Limited Decimal Values

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Hi,

This might be a noob question but would appreciate the help or guidance
towards the correct path..

a) How can i ensure that the date is being entered in correct format since
some part of the world it is MM/DD/YY and some it is DD/MM/YY. For example
if someone intents to enter 7th March, due to confusion he may end up
entering July 3rd.

b) How can I ensure that in decimal value, user can only enter one digit
after decimal.

Thanks

2

Hi Tariq,

See answers in line:

a) How can i ensure that the date is being entered in correct format since
some part of the world it is MM/DD/YY and some it is DD/MM/YY. For example
if someone intents to enter 7th March, due to confusion he may end up
entering July 3rd.

Is there a reason you're having the date entered as a string instead of
using a date type question?

b) How can I ensure that in decimal value, user can only enter one digit
after decimal.

Please see this page on regular expressions in CommCare
https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Advanced+Validation+Conditions
.

-Will

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Actually I am using Date template but in that, the user still has option to
enter the date manually for eg 3/7/2015 for some would be March 7 and for
some would be July 3. So in other words, how can i force the user to use
the calendar in the date format to put in the date.

4

Never Mind... got the response.. was truely a noob question..

Appreciate help!

Regards,
-Tariq