=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-caseentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-caseentry/javascript/entry.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-caseentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-caseentry/javascript/entry.js	2013-04-18 15:23:00 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-caseentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-caseentry/javascript/entry.js	2013-04-19 13:42:19 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
                 return;
             }
-            else if ( type == 'number' && !isRealNumber( fieldValue ) ) {
+            else if ( type == 'number' && !isNumber( fieldValue ) ) {
                 field.style.backgroundColor = '#ffcc00';
                 window.alert( i18n_value_must_number + '\n\n' + dataElementName );
                 field.focus();

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js	2013-03-15 15:34:40 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/commons.js	2013-04-19 13:42:19 +0000
@@ -1629,18 +1629,12 @@
  * Allow any real number,optionally with a sign, no thousands seperators and a
  * single decimal point.
  */
-function isRealNumber( value )
+function isNumber( value )
 {
 	var regex = /^-?(0|[1-9]\d*)(\.\d+)?$/;
 	return regex.test( value );
 }
 
-function isNumber( value )
-{
-	var regex = /^[+-]?\d+(\.\d+)?([eE][+-]?\d+)?$/;
-	return regex.test( value );
-}
-
 function startsWith( string, substring )
 {
 	return ( string && string.lastIndexOf( substring, 0 ) === 0 ) ? true : false;

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-dataentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-dataentry/javascript/entry.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-dataentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-dataentry/javascript/entry.js	2013-01-26 17:30:38 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-dataentry/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-dataentry/javascript/entry.js	2013-04-19 13:42:19 +0000
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             {
                 return alertField( fieldId, i18n_value_must_integer + ': ' + dataElementName );
             }
-            if ( type == 'number' && !isRealNumber( value ) )
+            if ( type == 'number' && !isNumber( value ) )
             {
                 return alertField( fieldId, i18n_value_must_number + ': ' + dataElementName );
             }