# Many decimals in numeric entry field **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [February 5, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/many-decimals-in-numeric-entry-field/101909 "2025-02-05T15:22:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diego\_Mejia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@Diego\_Mejia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Diego_Mejia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/many-decimals-in-numeric-entry-field/101909/1 "2025-02-05T15:22:40Z")
Hello, I have a numeric entry filed that sometimes is overwritten with data from a control loop when it is in automatic control, when I pass it to manual I can write but it remains with the previous value, I click on it and many decimals appear. ![Captura de pantalla 2025-02-04 145844](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/0/006c031825bd79f629be1ac0c09251680bac814d.png) I already change the format. If I do not click on it it looks good, it is when I want to write that they appear ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/e/fe17a2d0590e8c7c3bad55b9aabd931464c8f69f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/many-decimals-in-numeric-entry-field/101909/2 "2025-02-05T19:22:40Z")
That's a quirky user interface and I don't think you'll find an elegant solution to an inelegant design. I suggest you change the display to a label and open a popup when someone wants to write a value to the tag / label. e.g., Add a button with a pencil icon, open a popup or make the numeric entry field and submit (checkbox icon?) visible and update the tag / label when the submit button is pressed. Then hide the popups.