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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
US
Last activity: 1 May 2025 12:21 EDT
Issue with currency related case document tags
When using case documents tags to generate a word (docx) output from case data we are experiencing issues using the currency related tags. When using the reference for a DECIMAL type property from the pyWorkPage we are able to use <pegaref config={"name":".OurProperty","scale":"2","type":"P","doGroupBy":"true","groupBySize":"3"}> to successfully format the decimal. (example 1234.9 -> 1,234.90) However when we add any of the currency related tags the output value is null:
<pegaref config={"name":".OurProperty","scale":"2","type":"P","doGroupBy":"true","groupBySize":"3","isCurrency":"true","currency":"$_val"}>
HCA Healthcare
US
@CalebS89 This issue occurs because the currency-related tags in the <pegaref> configuration require the currency parameter to have a valid value or currency symbol (like "USD" or "$") directly, rather than a placeholder like "$_val" unless it’s explicitly defined. When you set "currency":"$_val", and if $_val is not properly resolved in the document generation context, the tag fails and returns null. To fix this, you should replace "$_val" with an actual currency symbol or a property reference that holds a valid currency code or symbol. For example, try "currency":"USD" or "currency":".CurrencyCode" if .CurrencyCode contains values like "USD" or "$". Also, make sure isCurrency is set to true only when currency has a valid, resolvable value during runtime. If you need it to be dynamic, ensure the referenced property is accessible and populated correctly on the pyWorkPage at the time of document generation. Please let me know if you need any more info. Thanks
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
US
@SairohithReplacing the "$_val" with a symbol did not fix the issue, and this approach does not seem to align with the documentation:
https://docs.pega.com/bundle/platform/page/platform/case-management/case-documents-tags.html
HCA Healthcare
US
@CalebS89 Looks like you are right, that using $_val for the currency field doesn't work as expected. The issue is likely that $_val isn’t available in the document generation context, so it results in a null value. A better approach is to use a property reference like .CurrencySymbol that contains a valid currency symbol (like "USD" or "$") and is available on the pyWorkPage. Update your tag to use "currency":".CurrencySymbol" instead of $_val. Thanks