Sum formula not calculating sum accurately

Hie All,
In my Webi report, I've included a sum formula (Sum[actual hours]) for both rows and columns. However, the total is inaccurate for some rows/columns. Any idea why this could happen and how to resolve the issue? Thanks.

Hi Jeewan,
You can try these but i'm not sure it will work:
1. Try merge dimension on common objects.
2. Try sum(sum([actual hours]))
3. Instead of using formula you can use the sum function available in "Analysis -> Function -> Σ Sum"
4. It can be due to the projection used at universe level for this you have to access the universe and check.
5. Try dragging some compatible objects in object browser it might happens some times that data will not come correctly.
6. last one (hit and try) check the filters once.
Hope this helps,
Thanks,
Shardendu Pandey

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