How to pad a number with zeros, convert the number to a string and formatting it such as ##-###-####

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The requirement for which this document was created for was to take a varying length numeric value (maximum of 9 digits), pad the number with zeros from the left, convert the number to a string and format it as follows ##-###-#### Example: Original data stored as: 112223333 55 987643 Resulting data: 11-222-3333 00-000-0055 00-098-7643

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEP7J","label":"Cognos Business Intelligence"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Report Studio","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.2.1;10.2.1.1;10.2.2","Edition":"All Editions","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SS6G84","label":"IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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More support for:
Cognos Business Intelligence

Software version:
10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, 10.2.2

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
369055

Modified date:
08 May 2025

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swg21340935

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