Rounding Rule - field descriptions

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Overview

This page enables you to defines how a calculated parameter value is to be expressed on a nutrition label.

The rounding rules are used like mathematical rounding rules, except that they are defined by the government to specify how to round nutrition values for labeling purposes.

Main tab

Description: Enter or modify a short description of the object.

Category tab

This tab contains the specifications for rounding that resolve this equation:

If the value is in the range between X and Y, then round that value to the nearest Z.

For example, if the value of a nutrient is between 10 and 20, then round to the nearest 5.

Line

Shows a system-assigned line number.

Lower Limit

Enter the numeric value that is to be used for the lower limit of the range.

Lower Qualifier

Enter greater than, equal to (>=) to include the lower limit. To exclude the lower limit, enter greater than (>).

Round to Nearest

Enter the numeric value that is to be used for rounding.

For example, if you enter 5, the value will round to the nearest value that is divisible by 5.

Upper Limit

Enter the numeric value that is to be used for the upper limit of the range.

Upper Qualifier

Enter less than, equal to (<=) to include the upper limit. To exclude the upper limit, enter less than (<).