Output a text value from formula in query designer

Question

I need to display different text values in a query. For example, if actual delivery date falls within 5 days of planned delivery date, display 'ON-TIME'; if earlier than 5 days display 'EARLY', if later than 5 days display 'LATE', etc. I've been researching this to death. Does it have to be a customer exit variable or is there a better way to do this?
thanks!

Answer 1

Hello Jill,
Yes creating three CKF's was correct and those will output a 1 if your condition satisfies else a zero. Create a new formulae and use a the  CKF's that you created and multiply with 2,3,4.
Example : Formulae Description "Early=2" ,"Late =3","Ontime=4"
Then your logic is "ckf12 + ckf23 + ckf3*4" which means only one will be true per line so it will result in either 2 or 3 or 4.You will see
Delivery Date       Scheduled Date   "Early=2" ,"Late =3","Ontime=4"    
12/20/2007            12/24/2007                          2
12/22/2007            12/21/2007                          3  
You will have to create a Text Variable with Customer Exit option which will say if output of  example Tech name of "Early=2" ,"Late =3","Ontime=4" is "ZEar_Lat_Otime"
When "ZEar_Lat_Otime"
   if     Result= 2 then "Early",
   if     Result =3 then "Late"
  else  Result =4 then "Ontime"
  into   "Text_Variable"
code to be some thing like that.
Result Display:
Delivery Date       Scheduled Date   "Early=2" ,"Late =3","Ontime=4"    
12/20/2007            12/24/2007                          Early
12/22/2007            12/21/2007                        Late
Show your client the below result and see if he is OK with the result then you dont have to use Customer Exit.
Delivery Date       Scheduled Date   "Early=2" ,"Late =3","Ontime=4"    
12/20/2007            12/24/2007                          2
12/22/2007            12/21/2007                          3