Amount Sign Is Not Exporting in XML Response (Only Absolute Digits Are Exporting)

<ENVELOPE>
    <HEADER>
        <VERSION>1</VERSION>
        <TALLYREQUEST>EXPORT</TALLYREQUEST>
        <TYPE>DATA</TYPE>
        <ID>CA_VOUCHER</ID>
    </HEADER>
    <BODY>
        <DESC>
            <STATICVARIABLES>
                <SVEXPORTFORMAT>$$SysName:xml</SVEXPORTFORMAT>
                <SVCURRENTCOMPANY>COMPANY NAME</SVCURRENTCOMPANY>
                <SVFROMDATE TYPE="Date">01-01-2023</SVFROMDATE>
                <SVTODATE TYPE="Date">31-12-2023</SVTODATE>
            </STATICVARIABLES>
            <TDL>
                <TDLMESSAGE>
                    <REPORT ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHER">
                        <FORM>CA_VOUCHER</FORM>
                    </REPORT>
                    <FORM ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHER">
                        <PART>CA_VOUCHER</PART>
                        <XMLTAG>Vouchers.LIST</XMLTAG>
                    </FORM>
                    <PART ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHER">
                        <LINE>CA_VOUCHER</LINE>
                        <REPEAT>CA_VOUCHER:CA_VOUCHERCOLLECTION</REPEAT>
                        <SCROLLED>Vertical</SCROLLED>
                    </PART>
                    <LINE ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHER">
                        <FIELDS>CA_DATE,CA_VOUCHERTYPENAME,CA_VOUCHERNUMBER,CA_AMOUNT</FIELDS>
                        <XMLTAG>VOUCHER</XMLTAG>
                    </LINE>
                    <FIELD ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_DATE">
                        <SET>$Date</SET>
                        <XMLTAG>DATE</XMLTAG>
                    </FIELD>
                    <FIELD ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHERTYPENAME">
                        <SET>$VOUCHERTYPENAME</SET>
                        <XMLTAG>VOUCHERTYPENAME</XMLTAG>
                    </FIELD>
                    <FIELD ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHERNUMBER">
                        <SET>$VoucherNumber</SET>
                        <XMLTAG>VOUCHERNUMBER</XMLTAG>
                    </FIELD>
                    <FIELD ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_AMOUNT">
                        <SET>$AMOUNT</SET>
                        <XMLTAG>AMOUNT</XMLTAG>
                    </FIELD>
                    <COLLECTION ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_VOUCHERCOLLECTION">
                        <TYPE> Vouchers : Ledger</TYPE>
                        <Childof>LEDGER NAME</Childof>
                        <BELONGSTO>Yes</BELONGSTO>
                        <NATIVEMETHOD>DATE</NATIVEMETHOD>
                        <NATIVEMETHOD>VOUCHERTYPENAME</NATIVEMETHOD>
                        <NATIVEMETHOD>VOUCHERNUMBER</NATIVEMETHOD>
                        <NATIVEMETHOD>AMOUNT</NATIVEMETHOD>
                    </COLLECTION>
                </TDLMESSAGE>
            </TDL>
        </DESC>
    </BODY>
</ENVELOPE>

In the response of the above XML request, I am getting the value of Amount without a sign. (there is no negative digit for sales vouchers etc.) every amount is a positive (absolute) decimal number. I want to export the signed value for the amount. Please help me with what I am missing here in the mentioned request.

Solution

Use Type Amount for CA_AMOUNT Field

if you didn't mention type correctly it is assumed as string

Tally has some predefined types as shown below

After Change your field should like this

                <FIELD ISMODIFY="NO" ISFIXED="NO" ISINITIALIZE="NO" ISOPTION="NO" ISINTERNAL="NO" NAME="CA_AMOUNT">
                        <TYPE>Amount</TYPE>
                        <SET>$AMOUNT</SET>
                        <XMLTAG>AMOUNT</XMLTAG>
                    </FIELD>