# Alarm message format?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition77\
**Created:** [October 22, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744 "2017-10-22T05:25:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ganainy.ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@ganainy.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ganainy.ahmed)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744/1 "2017-10-22T05:25:01Z")

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How can format the value in alarm message

Float value is shown very long…  
“ORP is 719.8349609375 mV”

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744/2 "2017-10-23T15:10:54Z")

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[numberFormat](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/numberFormat) or [round](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/round) would probably be the best options here.

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**Author:** ![ganainy.ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@ganainy.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ganainy.ahmed)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744/3 "2017-10-28T08:53:10Z")

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Thanks PG  
But it is not working in Alarm message or subject.  
I tested the number format:

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/35b7a17733abd46a52dcf83dfd7640cfe4f7977d.png)

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**Author:** ![ganainy.ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@ganainy.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ganainy.ahmed)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-message-format/15744/4 "2017-10-28T08:53:45Z")

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The email came as follow

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