In this article, we will show you the step by step approach to format Numbers in SSRS Report. Or, How to Format the Numeric values or Numbers present in a Textbox in SQL Server Reporting Services with an example.
To explain the available Numeric Format options, We are going to use the below-shown report. Please refer Table Report article to understand the Shared Data Source and Dataset we used for this SSRS report. It was a normal report with Product Name, Color, Sales, and Tax Amount columns.
From the above screenshot, the numeric values present in the Sales Amount and Tax Amount columns are not attractive enough to impress the end-user. Too many numbers after the decimal and no currency symbol.
Formatting Numbers in SSRS
To Format Numbers in the Report, Please select the Textbox containing Numeric values.
In this SSRS Formatting Numbers example, Select the Sales Amount Textbox of the report, and Right-click on it will open the context menu. Please select the Text Box Properties.. option from it
Once we click on the Text Box Properties.. option, a new Text Box Properties window will open. Please select the Number tab. By default, the formatting options are set to the default category.
Properties to Format Number in SSRS
To format a number in SSRS, Please select the Numbers Category from the available list.
- To remove those extra numbers from the decimal place, Select the Decimal Place property and change the value to 2.
- Use 1000 separator(,): If you want to separate 1000 with a comma then Select this option
Click ok to finish Formatting the Numeric value of the Sales Amount text box. Let us preview the SSRS Format Numbers report
Now, let us format the Numeric values in Tax Amount
Format Currency in SSRS
Please select the Currency Category from the available list. To change the currency, Please select the required currency from the provided list.
We selected the United States Dollar for this example.
Click ok to finish Formatting the numbers in the Sales and Tax Amount columns. Let us see the SSRS Format currency preview.
If you observe the above screenshot, the Numeric data in the Sales Amount & Tax Amount columns looks attractive and more meaningful.