Adding a new value formatter

The base configuration of PolicyCenter provides formatters for currency, numbers, jurisdictions, age, units, and U.S. dollars. PolicyCenter even provides a formatter that does not format the data. If the formatter you need is not provided in the default configuration, you can add new value formatters. You can also modify the existing value formatters.

In the base configuration, the values are:

Value	In UI	Description
Age	•	Formats the value as an age followed by the abbreviation yrs.
Currency		Formats the value as the currency associated with the current locale.
Integer	•	Formats the value as an integer.
MonetaryAmount		Formats the value as a `MonetaryAmount`, which contains a value and a currency.
Number	•	Formats the value as a `BigDecimal`.
StateSet	•	Formats the value as a jurisdiction.
USD		Formats the value as a U.S. dollar (with cents).
USDBrief		Formats the value as a U.S. dollar (without cents).
Unformatted	•	Does not format the value.
Units	•	Formats the value as an integer followed by the word units.
TestFormatter		Used only for testing.

The In UI column indicates values that appear in Rule screen of the base configuration. If you add hidden values such as Currency, PolicyCenter supports those values without further configuration.

The value formatter type corresponds to the UWIssueType.ValueFormatterType property.

The ValueFormatterType typelist defines these values. The code is the same as the value or name. The formatter types allow the presentation of values in a localizable and consistent manner in the user interface. Only output uses formatters. You can configure formatters to meet a wide range of output needs.