Formula colums

Hi ,
I have to create formula columns in my report . I have created group on ff_code
other fields are
lastname, firstname, ssn,
APPOINTMENT_DATE, ASSESSMENT_DATE,
INFORMATION_RECIEVED_DATE, START_DATE
formulas Columns
Asses to Staff -- not to display on report
Info to staff -- not to display on report
Timetaken -- Display on report
the formulas are
ASSESSMNET
(APPOINTMENT_DATE) - (ASSESSMENT_DATE)
I tried creating formula column for this
but when I run the report it gives REp-1517: "column names" incompatible frequency
SAFFING
(APPOINTMENT_DATE) - (INFORMATION_RECIEVED_DATE)
TimeTAKEN
if (@aSSESSMNET) > (@sTAFFING) then (@sTAFFING) else(@aSSESSMNET)
hOW DO I DO THIS PLEASE HELP
Thank in advance
KK

looks like you are trying to display your formula column value in a frame different from the one which is used by the basic values (i.e. apointment_date and assessment_date).
Anyway, I found it much easier to do these calculation already in the query part, so I don't have to bother much less with those formulas, placeholders, etc.
hope your shift key recovered.

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Edited by: 901776 on Mar 30, 2012 5:14 AM

901776 wrote:
Hi,
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