SSRS 2008 - Expression for totals in a Matrix

Hi,
I have a simple Matrix with the following groups:
Row Group: Program
Column Group: Employee
I need to add a new total column on the right side of the matrix using a simple calculation but I haven't been able to find how to do that other than doing it on the query side. Here's how the Matrix looks like:
Program
Employee1
Employee2
Employee3
New Column
Program1
45.0%
0.0%
87.5%
Program2
12.5%
50.0%
3.8%
Program3
28.8%
1.3%
8.7%
Program4
1.3%
23.8%
0.0%
Total
87.6%
75.1%
100.0%
The new column should display the sum of each program divided by the sum of all totals....for example for Program1 the calculation should be (45+0+87.5)/(87.6+75.1+100) which should be equal 50.44% ...the same logic applies for the other
rows.
The number of columns (Employees) and rows (Programs) are dynamic, so they change according to who is seeing the report. I'm unable to reference the sum of the total at the bottom row, not sure what I am missing.
Any input on this is greatly appreciated.

Hi Cleber,
I have tested on my local environment and your issue can be caused by you haven't include the scope in the sum function, please find details information below about how to do the calculation:
Please design the matrix like below:
You can find the Row Group name is "Program" and the Column Group name is "Empolyee", this will include in the sum expression as below:
Expression1： =SUM(Fields!Amount.Value,"Empolyee")
Expression2： =SUM(Fields!Amount.Value,"Program")
Expression2： =Sum(Fields!Amount.Value,"Program")/Sum(Fields!Amount.Value,"DataSet1")
Preview you will got the result like below:
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    Ok. I just gave you a better option
    If you still want it to be based on parameters you can add one more parameter to your report called SortBy with values of your fields. Then inside sor expresson for your tablix use an expression like
    =Fields(Parameters!SortOrder.Value).Value
    and it will automtically sort based on field you choose from parameter
    Only thing you need to make sure is that values given for SortBy parameter combo should be exactly same as your field names used in your report dataset.
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