# Data format in Data Types

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-format-in-data-types/6916>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 23, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-format-in-data-types/6916 "2013-07-23T21:17:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![NorthPoint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e4f/32.png) [@NorthPoint](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NorthPoint)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-format-in-data-types/6916/1 "2013-07-23T21:17:24Z")

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Please see old topic  
[viewtopic.php?f=72&t=9044&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=9044&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)

It seems that using a parameter for EngUnit now works, but a substitution for data format does not.

This causes a lot of extra data types (kind of kills the idea), or causes a lot of overriding on the instance. Is this something that can be addressed?

Thanks…

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**Author:** ![Robert.McKenzie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/robert.mckenzie/32/4134_2.png) [@Robert.McKenzie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert.McKenzie)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/data-format-in-data-types/6916/2 "2013-11-23T01:03:33Z")

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I re-opened the ticket for you to include FormatString too.