Formatting Numbers
Often, you might find that numerical data values do not usually appear in the way you want them to be displayed visually or in the way your other apps will accept them. There might be several scenarios where this will be the case. For example, a lead may enter a contact phone number when they submit an inquiry form, but that format may not be recognized by your SMS app. Or, if your team submits timesheets, you may need to calculate their overtime payments before sending them a summary by email. You might also want to add a space, period, or comma to a number or transform a number into a specific currency format. As you can imagine, there are many possible situations when you might need to adjust a number, and that is where the Formatter by Zapier Numbers action event comes in.
In this chapter, we will dive into using the Formatter by Zapier built-in app to manipulate a range of number formats. We will begin with an introduction to using Zapier to transform numerical...