The TEXT function converts numeric values to text.
For example, you can use the TEXT function to convert numeric values to text values for use in other functions that require text-based arguments.
Syntax
TEXT(Number to convert)
Arguments
| Argument | Data type | Description |
| Number to convert | Number | The value to convert to text. |
The TEXT function returns a text result.
Results for numbers less than 0.001 display in computerized scientific notations. For example, TEXT(0.0001) = '1.0E-4'.
Excel equivalent
Related Anaplan functions
Examples
TEXT(Revenue)
In this example, Revenue is a numeric line item.
The formula converts the values of the Revenue line item to be text values. As a result, the line item contains numbers as text and is available for use in text functions such as LEFT and RIGHT.