Custom Decimal Component

Summary

This article aims at creating custom decimal component that captures decimal value and stores it to a custom integer field.

Content

Use Case
An integer field in the workspace can store and display just natural numbers. Consider a scenario where we need to store a float value, like currency in dollars and cents. This extension will be helpful in such scenarios.
From 20D onwards  we do have decimal field support. Customers before 20D and customers after 20D who need to access decimal fields from public api can use this approach to support decimal fields.

Technical Walkthrough
Step 1
Use the config file with below set of properties so as to make this component reusable across multiple use cases: