Private Sales v.2.0: Set date format / currency format

Set date format

In order to set the date format follow the instructions below.

Step-by-Step action:

  1. Click on the “System” tab in main menu”.
  2. Select “Configuration”.
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Detailed description:

  1. Select “Catalog” in the left menu.
  2. Select the tab “Date & Time Custom Options”.
  3. Option “Use JavaScript Calendar”: Select either “Yes” or “No”. If you select “Yes” JavaScript Calendar will be enabled instead of the ordinary drop-down date lists.
  4. Option “Date Fields Order”: allows you to choose the way date will be displayed in your magento membership site.
  5. Option “Time Format”: allows you to set the date format – either 12 or 24 hours.
  6. Option “Year Range”: allows you to indicate the number of years that will be available in your website calendar.
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Set currency format

Here you will learn how to configure the currency format.

Step-by-Step action:

  1. Click on the “System” tab in main menu”.
  2. Select “Configuration”.
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Detailed description:

  1. Select “Currency Setup” from the configuration menu of the “General” tab on the left.
  2. Option “Custom Currency Setup”: requires you to select the pattern (mask) according to which currency will be displayed. Format tokens for self-generated number formats that you can use, are described below.
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Important Information:

Token Description Example format Generated output
#0 Generates a number without precision and separation #0 1234567
, Generates a separation with the length from separation to next separation or to 0 #,##0 1,234,567
#,##,##0 Generates a standard separation of 3 and all following separations with 2 #,##,##0 12,34,567
. Generates a precision #0.# 1234567.1234
0 Generates a precision with a defined length #0.00 1234567.12

To edit money format, we used the function described here: Function “money_format”.For more information about currency settings, read our Special Settings module manual.

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