dec2oct() Function

Function

dec2oct( value, place )

Converts a Decimal number to an Octal number as text.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Text	Decimal value to convert, such as 123.
place	Number	The number of places to return.

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

Using the value parameter

Negative number values for value are handled using the 2's complement method.

Using the place parameter

The default value for place is however many places are necessary to represent the number.

Examples

dec2oct(16) returns 20

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible
Process Autoscaling	Compatible

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