How do I make Opportunity User fields number-based?

[therealpinball]

I'm trying to customize Opportunity fields in my database and for reports. The standard sales columns of "price" and "cost" are of no use to me because I am a car salesman and my dealership tracks that part. I want to track my gross profit and commissions. I customized two of the user fields under opportunity for this, but they are character-based and not number-based. That means I can't total them in reports like I need to.

There is a drop-down menu where I could select something besides character, but it is greyed out. What can I do to make this selectable? Is there some prohibition in the application that won't allow me to make this change? If so, is there a work-around?

Thanks!

 

[GLComputing]

What version of ACT! - full build from Help | About

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au

 

[therealpinball]

I'm using 2008 (10.0).

 

[therealpinball]

Sorry, I just now saw your request for full build. It's 10.0.0.182, Hotfix 1. I just downloaded it this morning.

 

[therealpinball]

One more time: That's 10.0.3.182, Hotfix 1. Sorry again.

 

[GLComputing]

Premium or standard?

Regards,
Mike Lazarus
ACT! Evangelist
GL Computing, Aust

http://www.GLComputing.com.au