This dialog appears when, on the Report Options dialog, the Prompt for alternative format check box was selected.
Property
Shows the display name of the selected property.
Format
Select the format from the list. The default format is always selected initially.
Display units of measure
Select this check box to display the selected units of measure in the report. Clear the check box to display the property values without units of measure.
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Formats with primary, secondary, and tertiary units are truncated to the primary value with no rounding when the units are not displayed. Therefore if you clear the Display units of measure check box, you might not get accurate results when using such a format. If you do not want to display units of measure, consider using a format that has primary units only.
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Use caution when importing a report that contains numerical values without units of measure. In such cases, these numerical values will be imported using the plant default formats, potentially altering the items' properties. For example, if a report was created with a temperature in Celsius without displaying the units (using an alternative format), a numerical value of 100 in the report (intended as 100 ºC) will be imported as 100 ºF (37.78 ºC) into a plant with ºF as the plant default.