How to enable a default negative value for an element entry

Hi all,

Please note that we have Oracle HRMS installed at the client site with an HR-Payroll interface on top of it. We have the basic structure of the Element Defination and Element Entry while no fast formulas are used to perform the calculations. Thus, only the basic element information is passed to a third party provider for processing.

One of the requirements of the users is to pass a "Negative Sign" in one of the Element Entry values with the users able to entry any amount. Thus, a  "Negative Sign" needs to be prefixed with any amount, which the users decide to enter, against that Element Entry value.