Embedding Xcelsius Dashboard using calculated fields (not static field)

Hi,
I can succesfully embed the Xcelsius dashboard toi Crystal and maintain the correct assignments in the data consumer and Flash Binding Expert. When the data changes in Crystal Reports, the chart is also changed however I am having problems when I want to use a value slider to manipulate data...When I base the chart data on a column of values that is generated using a formula for example. Sales * Percentage Increase. I can not get this to work.
When I run the report, I only see the static data which was used when the Xcelsius dashboard was generated.
Using the flash binding expert I assign the data values to existing fields in the report, but I am wanting to assign the data values to this calculated range which is only in the Xcelsius spreadsheet, please help me in how I can do this.
Thanks,
Rich

Hi this is solved, i just needed to link the field to the original field, not the formula. Xcelsius makes the connections in the background

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