Formula Variable Question

Hi
I have to calculate No.Of Days Open for a Case. We have Created Date and Closed Date Characteristics.
Calculation:
Closed Date - Created Date (If Closed Date is not #)
else
Current Date - Created Date.
I have created two Formula variables on Created and Closed Dates and Used Current Date SAP Exit variable.
Formula1: Current Date - Created Date
Formula2: Closed Date - Created Date
RKF1: Formula1 and Closed Date = #.
RKF2: Formula2 and Closed Date NE #.
No.Of Days = RKF1+RKF2
Whenever Closed Date is blank, Formula 2 is giving "Does Not Exist" in the Output.
I tried with NOERR, DELTA functions to get zero value in Formula2 for Closed Date = #
But none of them worked. Surprizingly If I pull Closed Date into the Report, it is showing zeros.
Can anyone guide where I am doing mistake?
Best Regards,
Sree

HI Parth,
I am having one issue in CKF.
Original data:
Compcode   Caseno.     CreatedOn    Amount
1000         A        06/18/2011     100
1000         B        06/19/2011      50
1000         C        06/18/2011     150
I have created one CKF for No.of Days Open. It is difference of Sy-datum and Created Date. I used two formula variables and used
them in the CKF.
Let us say today is 06/22/2011
Report Layout:
Caseno and CreatedOn are Free Characteristics
Compcode  No.of Days Open   Amount
1000          4              300
When I bring in the Case no I am getting below result: It should show No.of Days Open as "3" for Case B. Somehow it is always
taking maximum difference number and showing for all cases.
Compcode   Caseno.   No.of Days Open  Amount
1000         A           4            100
1000         B               4          50
1000         C               4            150
When I bring in Createdon then only it is showing correct value for all cases. I tried with Exception Aggregation with reference to Caseno.
CreatedOn etc but didn't get the correct result.
Question: Could anyone identify the problem in my Query design? Thanks for your help
Best Regards,
Sree

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