How to use Column Formula in Answers? Help needed

Hi all, I have a report requirement.
I have a prompt.
I need the column to be displayed based on a prompt value.
For instance,
Lets Say I have a report with two columns.
Customer_name , amount
wheere customer_name is a column from presentation catalog and Amount is the column I need to calculate based on prompt value.
If prompt value = 'X' , Then, amount is calculated as: column1+column2
If Prompt value = 'Y' I need amount = column3
Where column 1, column2, column 3 are presentation columns.
'Amount' is the column I need to show in the report.
I believe this can be done in column formula in asnwers.but donot know How to do it.
Can you help me in implementing this Please.
Thanks a lot in advance for your time and help.

Hi,
First go through guided navigation concept.
Follow these steps -
1) Create two reports,one with Customer_name,amount(column1+column2) call it report1 and other with Customer_name , amount(column3) call it report2
2) Now create one prompt with sql result and write sql query as below -
SELECT CASE WHEN 1=0 THEN 'HELLO' ELSE 'X' END FROM SA.TABLE
UNION ALL
SELECT CASE WHEN 1=0 THEN 'WORLD' ELSE 'Y' END FROM SA.TABLE
Use presentation variable.
(If you are already having x and y in some column then no need to use sql result in prompt)
3) Now edit dashboard and place two sections and place one report per one section(section1-report1)
4) Now create one intermediate report with some dummy column and in fx place below code -
CASE WHEN 1=0 THEN 'HI' ELSE 'X' END
Apply filter on this column as equal to presentation variable.
5) In section1 go to properties->guided navigation->select intermediate report that you created.
Show this section if request returns rows.
6) In section2 go to properties->guided navigation->select intermediate report that you created.
Show this section if request returns nothing.
Try to understand guided navigation functionality,that helps you lot.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Srikanth

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