Move Minus Sign from Right to Left of Negative Number in SAP Smartform

In ABAP when displaying or printing negative numeric value the minus sign is on the right of the value instead of left of the number. So ABAP developers or Smartform developers are required to format negative numbers and move minus sign from right to left of the number before printing it.

This ABAP tutorial includes a following methods :
number format option for SAP Smartform to shift the negative sign from right to the left of the number
ABAP codes to move minus sign from right to the left of the negative number
ABAP function module CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT to set negative sign to the left side of the number value

As best practice to print negative values with minus sign leading the value instead of trailing is to format negative numeric values according to your requirements. And the solution is as simple as using the (<C) formatting option in the Text control where you print the numeric value.