Numeric Entry Field and entering 0 twice question

Ignition
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I'm using the latest version of Ignition 8.3, i have a numeric entry on the screen and it works as expected unless I'm entering in 0 for a second time.

For instance, I'm taking some measurements and for tracking purposes i want to track the date and value regardless if its 0 or not.Initially I was using tag change but that wasn't working as if the value didn't change, it wouldn't trigger.

So then I started using an on action performed script on the Numeric Entry Field (NEF), this way regardless of what was entered I could store it into a database. This worked in the designer, but not on my iPhone.

For instance, if I measured 0 today, when I would test the next day and get a zero, when I entered it into the NEF it would not trigger the on action performed. Through testing, I did find if I used 0.0 or 00 it would trigger the on action performed as a work around.

I looked around the forums and didn't see anything similar, is there a better way to get around triggering when the value has been entered, regardless if it has been entered twice? Thanks!

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The onActionPerformed on the Numeric Entry Field only seems to trigger when the 'value' variable itself changes, this includes any decimal changes

My typical workaround is to use an onValueChanged script and simply clear the value field afterwards. If you still want the user to be aware of the previous value entered you can set the placeholder with the entered value (it will display greyed out). Not that elegant of a solution but it gets the job done :person_shrugging: