How should prices (including fractions) be recorded in OATS?
All prices must be in decimal format. For example, the price 33-1/8 would be reported to OATS as 33.125 and 33-17/32 would be reported as 33.53125. The price fields are 18 numeric characters (including 8 decimal places). A price is not required to contain all 18 characters. In any price, no more than 9 characters can appear without a decimal, and if the price contains a fractional component, a decimal character must be included, and no more than 8 characters can appear after the decimal. For example, the following prices are valid: “125”, “000000125”, “000000125.00000000”. Any price that contains more than 18 characters, 9 characters before a decimal, or 8 characters after a decimal will be rejected.
All prices must be in decimal format. The price fields are 18 numeric characters (including 8 decimal places). A price is not required to contain all 18 characters. In any price, no more than 9 characters can appear without a decimal and no more than 8 characters can appear after the decimal. For example, the following prices are valid: “125”, “000000125”, “000000125.00000000”. Any price that contains more than 18 characters, 9 characters before a decimal, or 8 characters after a decimal will be rejected.
