Turn Calculated Field into a permanent field

Hi all,
I am working with a significant amount of data. I have created several calculated columns with if statements leading me to a final calculated column with the final answers for each row. All of the calculated columns to get to this final calculated
column are taking up lots of space/data. I was wondering if there is a way to convert my "final" calculated column into a permanant column that is no longer calculated, but are just values with the final answer, so I can get rid of the other
columns that are leading to the "final column"
In simple words, I am trying to change a calculated column, into a text column that is permanent and isn't driven off of anything.
Is there anyway to do this in powerpivot?

There is no way to convert a calculated column into a "normal" column within Power Pivot alone.
The best case would be to get DBA support (if you're getting data from a database system) to create a view that calculates your necessary column so it will be there when you process the model.
The next best option would be to build your own ETL, using a tool like Power Query, for example, to perform the calculation before the data is loaded.
The next option would be to combine the intermediate columns into a single monolithic calculation in the final column, utilizing SWITCH() and IF() functions nested into a single calculation.
You could also write a DAX query to load into an Excel table and then load that table back into the model. This works only if your data is <1M rows, and is the most work to perform a refresh on.
Some details on writing such a query.

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Cannot summarize my calculated field(number)

Post Author: bwebb
CA Forum: Formula
I am using Crystal Reports XI version 11.5.3.417
My calculated field formula is:
IIF({bw_spread.fy_period}=totext(dateadd("m",3,{@max_data_date}),"yyyy.MM"),{bw_spread.actual_cost},0)
bw_spread.fy_period (string) and typical data = 2008.04
@max_data_date (datetime) and gets 3 months added, then turned into text in the same format as fy_period
bw_spread.actual_cost(number)
It takes a text field that has the Fiscal Period and compares it to the a Date that has been re-formatted as text, then returns the actual cost if they are equal else zero.
The formula works and returns a number and shows up nicely in the report. The problem is, that I cannot SUM this field in the group footers.

Post Author: V361
CA Forum: Formula
This may not directly apply to your situation, but here is something I found.
Create 3 formulas as below ;
Formula 1 :- RunningTotalName
WhilePrintingRecords;
CurrencyVar Amount;
Amount := Amount + {Customer.Last Year's Sales}
Place the above formula on the details section . and suppress this
formula if u dont want to display .
Formula2 :- Display
WhilePrintingRecords;
CurrencyVar Amount
Place this formula on PageFooter Section
formula3 :- AmountToReset
WhilePrintingRecords;
CurrencyVar Amount := 0;
place this formula on PageHeader section and suppress the same.

DAX Dynamic Banding | Calculated Member based on Calculated Field

Good morning,
I've created a Power Pivot model that measures the blood glucose levels of clinical patients at specific times of the day. The requirement is that this metric, let's call it GlucoseLevel, is always averaged as it wouldn't make sense to sum up the values.
To meet this first requirement, I set the "Summarize By" property of the GlucoseLevel column to "Average".
The second requirement is to band the GlucoseLevel values so that groups of people can be measured by this band rather than by the individual measure values. I created a banding table in Excel and then imported it into the Power Pivot model. The banding table
has three columns (BandName, MinValue and MaxValue) and has the following values:
VERYLOW: Min Value = 0; Max Value = 3.99
OK: Min Value = 4; Max Value = 6.99
WARNING: Min Value = 7; Max Value = 10.99CRITICAL: Min Value = 11; Max Value = 30.00
It is at this point where I face my challenge. I have a GlucoseLevel measure and I have a banding table. Great. The challenge is: How do I create a calculated, dynamic
member that will look at my GlucoseLevel measure (at whatever level), do a lookup to my banding table, and then return the "BandName" column from the Banding table at that specific level? So to clarify what I mean by level: I want to be able
to view the bandings at Year level, or a Month level, or even at a week level. Then depending on what level I am at, my measure should have a Band associated to it.
I've tried to solve this issue in a couple of ways:
Attempt 1
Create a calculated column in my fact table that contains a nested IF statement to manually band my GlucoseLevel values. This works fine if I view my data at the lowest level of granularity, however
it does not work if I start looking at my data at the day, week, month etc. levels
Attempt 2
1.) Create a calculated field (not a calculated column) that averages my GlucoseLevel measure. This is cool because it will average my measure at whatever level I am viewing it at. Let's call
this field Bob...
2.) Band my measure Bob by creating another calculated field (called PatientBand). This field uses my banding table (described earlier) in conjunction with my calculated field Bob. This works perfectly, except for one big flaw: Excel sees this banding field
as a measure, and not as something that I can use as a column / row...
So my question is: Can I trick Excel into viewing my PatientBand calculated field as an attribute, and not as a measure? And if not, how do I get around this challenge? Here is the DAX formula that I used to create my second calculated field "PatientBand":
PatientBand:=CALCULATE(
VALUES (Bandings[BandName]);
FILTER (
Bandings;
Test[Bob] >= Bandings[MinValue]
&& Test[Bob] <= Bandings[MaxValue]
Thanks!

So there are 2 ways that I can think of for doing that.
1) if you are only using MDX clients like Excel or Reporting services you can create a text based measure that returns the banding name. (Note that this sort of approach does not work at the moment with PowerView as it only displays numeric measures). This
would effectively let you show a label next to a reading as opposed to moving the reading under a given banding column.
Banding Name :=
CALCULATE (
VALUES ( Bands[BandName] ),
FILTER (
Bands,
[Average of GlucoseReading] >= Bands[BandMin]
&& [Average of GlucoseReading] <= Bands[BandMax]
&& NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Average of GlucoseReading] ) )
2) This next approach will show the results exactly as you had them in your sample screenshots. It just takes a slight bending of the DAX. I'm using a SUMX here, not because I want to sum anything, but because the "X" version of SUMX basically loops over
every row in the specified table and sums the expression in the second parameter. I have setup the second parameter so that it only returns a single value for the average if it is in the appropriate banding.
Banded Average:=IF (
HASONEVALUE ( Bands[BandName] ),
SUMX(
'Bands',
IF (
NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Average of GlucoseReading] ) )
&& [Average of GlucoseReading] >= MIN ( Bands[BandMin] )
&& [Average of GlucoseReading] <= MIN ( Bands[BandMax] ),
AVERAGE(Readings[GlucoseReading]),
BLANK()
,AVERAGE(Readings[GlucoseReading])
http://darren.gosbell.com - please mark correct answers

New Calculated field question. Complicated I think.

I have managed to create this table from a MySQL database: http://ppbm5.com/DB-PPBM5.php
The field 'Total' is a calculated field using this SQL query:
$query_Recordset1 = 'SELECT *, `Disk I/O`+`MPEG2-DVD`+`H264-BR`+IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`) As Total, `CPU`*`Cores` As Phys_Cores FROM `Personal_data` WHERE 1 ORDER BY (`Disk I/O`+`MPEG2-DVD`+`H264-BR`+IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`)), `Date & Time` ASC';
So far, so good, but as you may have noticed, there is a next field called 'Rel. Perf.' which only contains blanks. And that is where my problems start.
The table is sorted by 'Total' and the first record shows these figures and field names that are relevant for my question:
Fields: 'Total' 'Disk I/O' 'MPEG2-DVD' 'H.264-BR' 'MPE On' 'MPE Off'
Values: 131, 67, 21, 37, 6, 64
In addition, I use four 'weight' figures, let's say these are 0.27 , 0.30 , 0.20 and 0.23 denoted as W1, W2, W3, W4.
First step is to calculate four temp values, using a formula like this resulting in T1, T2, T3 and T4:
T1 = W1 x Total /Disk I/O; T2 = W2 x Total/MPEG2-DVD ; T3 = W3 x Total/H.264-BR ; T4 = W4 x Total/(IFNULL(MPE On, MPE Off)
Note that this only applies to the top record and here the SUM(T1, T2, T3, T4) results in 131, equal to the Total.
The result of 100 x SUM(T1, T2, T3, T4)/ Total = 100 should be the 'Rel.Perf.' result for the top record.
Now is gets difficult. Let me call the records R1, R2, R3, ..., Rx. Now, in the previous step we have established that the figure 100 should into R1.
For R2 the result of the 'Rel.Perf.' is 100 x SUM(T1 x Disk I/O(2), T2 x MPEG2-DVD(2), T3 x (H.264-BR(2), T4 x (IFNULL(MPE on, MPE Off)))/ Total(2)
For R3 the result of the 'Rel.Perf.' is 100 x SUM(T1 x Disk I/O(3), T2 x MPEG2-DVD(3), T3 x (H.264-BR(3), T4 x (IFNULL(MPE on, MPE Off)))/ Total(3)
etcetera for all the rest of the records in the table.
A complicating factor is that the reference point of the top machine should remain fixed at 100, but when doing queries, the top machine may not be in the query results, but all the query results for the Rel.Perf. should be derived from these scores. Life would be infinitely easier if one would be certain that the top machine is fixed, but that is not the case.
Sorry to make this such a long and complicated post, but for those who have struggled through this long message, if you have any suggestions on how to make this work, I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Harm, while non is intended.
PS. I have been trying to generate a SQL query, using the following code:
$query_Recordset1 = 'SELECT *, FORMAT(`Disk I/O`+`MPEG2-DVD`+`H264-BR`+IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`),0) As Total, FORMAT((54.661*`Disk I/O`+161.25*`MPEG2-DVD`+71.66666*`H264-BR`+645*IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`))/129,1) As RPI,`CPU`*`Cores` As Phys_Cores FROM `Personal_data` WHERE 1 ORDER BY 54.661*`Disk I/O`+161.25*`MPEG2-DVD`+71.66666*`H264-BR`+645*IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`), `Disk I/O`+`MPEG2-DVD`+`H264-BR`+IFNULL(`MPE On`,`MPE Off`) ASC';
For static work it is OK, but not when a new top performer submits his data.

Hi William,
Per my understanding that you want to count the number of the value in the field wait which is smaller then 15, right?
I have tested on my local environment and that you can add the calculated field (Count) using the expression as below:
=IIF(Fields!wait.Value<15,1,0)
Insert an outside group row and then get the total count by using below expression:
=SUM(Fields!Count.Value)
Preview you will get the result like below:
If your problem stil exists, please try to provide some sample data and the exprect count result you want.
Any problem, please feel free to ask.
Regards
Vicky Liu
Vicky Liu
TechNet Community Support

Calculation Field to be mapped to different data object's column name in Oracle BAM 12c

Hi,
I am having a challenge to enable drill down to 2nd level report by passing calculation field as parameter.
As an alternative, I am thinking to point calculation field to another data object’s column name and generate report so that I would be able to pass that as parameter to drilling report view.
Is there any way to map calculation field to different Data object’s column name? Thanks in advance.
Regards
Amik Basu

1. Yes, you can.
SQL> create table ÜÝÞ( ßàá number(10));
Table created.
SQL> insert into ÜÝÞ values (10);
1 row created.1.1 and 1.2 and 2. You can choose UTF as your default character set. It allows the user of non-English characters in VARCHAR columns in your whole database. It is not per tablespace.
SQL> create table ÜÝÞ( ßàá varchar2(100));
Table created.
SQL> insert into ÜÝÞ values ('âãäçìé');
1 row created.

Running total of calculated field in pivot

VERSION: ORACLE 11
TABLE:
create table chart_detail (
DIS        NUMBER,
BLD_MO VARCHAR2(7),
BLD        NUMBER(10),
RPLC      NUMBER(10));DATA:
insert into chart_detail values (60,'2011-03',0,2);
insert into chart_detail values (150,'2011-04',10572,0);
insert into chart_detail values (120,'2011-04',26449,5);
insert into chart_detail values (30,'2011-04',0,1);
insert into chart_detail values (60,'2011-04',0,7);
insert into chart_detail values (90,'2011-04',0,9);
insert into chart_detail values (120,'2011-05',5714,0);
insert into chart_detail values (90,'2011-05',24557,1);
insert into chart_detail values (60,'2011-05',0,4);
insert into chart_detail values (30,'2011-05',0,0);
COMMIT;EXPECTED RESULTS:
     2011-04                    2011-05
DIS     RPLC     BLD     TBLD     IPTV     RPLC     BLD     TBLD     IPTV
30     1     0     37021     0.03     0     0     30271     0.00
60     7     0     37021     0.22     4     0     30271     0.13
90     9     0     37021     0.46     1     24557     30271     0.17
120     5     26449     37021     0.59     0     5714     5714     0.17
150     0     10572     10572     0.59               0
180               0                    0
TOTAL     22     37021               5     30271          PROBLEM: I need to have a running total of IPTV like in the above example. I can get the IPTV for each DIS/bld_mo but I don't know how to get the running total of it. In the script below I just used an example where I tried summing the IPTV like was done for build. I know it can't be done that way because IPTV is a calculated field in the query but if I substitute "APR_IPTV" with the formula for IPTV I get an error that window functions aren't allowed here. I do not know a way around this. I commented out the bad piece of code.
PROBLEM SCRIPT:
WITH pivot_results AS
SELECT    dis
,    NVL (apr11_rep, 0) AS apr11_rep
,    NVL (apr11_bld,   0) AS apr11_bld
,    NVL ( SUM (apr11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0
                )        AS apr11_tbld
,      DECODE(NVL ( SUM (apr11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),0,0,ROUND(NVL(apr11_rep, 0)*1000/ NVL ( SUM (apr11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),2
                ))        AS apr11_iptv
,      NVL ( SUM (apr11_iptv)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0
                )        AS apr11_tiptv
,    NVL (may11_rep, 0) AS may11_rep
,    NVL (may11_bld,   0) AS may11_bld
,    NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0
                )        AS may11_tbld
,      DECODE(NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),0,0,ROUND(NVL(may11_rep, 0)*1000/ NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),2
                ))        AS may11_iptv
,      DECODE(NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),0,0,ROUND(NVL(may11_rep, 0)*1000/ NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),2
                ))        AS may11_tiptv
FROM     chart_detail
PIVOT     ( MAX (rplc) AS rep
          , MAX (bld) AS bld
          FOR bld_mo   IN ( '2011-04' AS apr11
                                         , '2011-05' AS may11
SELECT    CASE
        WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
        THEN TO_CHAR (dis)
        ELSE 'Total'
    END      AS dis
,    SUM (apr11_rep) AS apr11_rep
,    SUM (apr11_bld) AS apr11_bld
,    SUM (apr11_tbld) AS apr11_tbld
,    CASE
        WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
        THEN SUM (apr11_iptv)
    END      AS apr11_iptv
,    SUM (apr11_tiptv) AS apr11_tiptv
,    CASE
        WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
        THEN SUM (apr11_tpiptv)
    END      AS apr11_tiptv
,    SUM (may11_rep) AS may11_rep
,    SUM (may11_bld) AS may11_bld
,    SUM (may11_tbld) AS may11_tbld
,    CASE
        WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
        THEN SUM (may11_iptv)
    END      AS may11_iptv
FROM    pivot_results
GROUP BY ROLLUP (dis)
ORDER BY pivot_results.dis
;Thank you,

Hi,
So you know how to compute iptv for an individual row; the problem now is that you want to get a running total of iptv; is that it?
The problem there is that computing iptv requires an analytic function, and analytic functions can't be nested. To get the results of nesting f (g (x)), where f and g are analytic funtions, you have to compute g in a sub-query, and then use the results as the argument to f in a super-query.
Here's how to apply that to your situation:
WITH pivot_results AS
     SELECT    dis
-- April, 2011
     ,           NVL (apr11_rep,   0) AS apr11_rep
     ,           NVL (apr11_bld,   0) AS apr11_bld
     ,           NVL ( SUM (apr11_bld)
                                   OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                      , 0
                      )               AS apr11_tbld
     ,      NVL ( 1000 * apr11_rep
                          / NULLIF ( SUM (apr11_bld) OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                                      , 0
               , 0
               )               AS apr11_iptv
-- May, 2011
     ,           NVL (may11_rep,   0) AS may11_rep
     ,           NVL (may11_bld,   0) AS may11_bld
     ,           NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                                   OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                      , 0
                      )               AS may11_tbld
     ,      NVL ( 1000 * may11_rep
                          / NULLIF ( SUM (may11_bld) OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                                      , 0
               , 0
               )               AS may11_iptv
     FROM     chart_detail
     PIVOT    (    MAX (rplc) AS rep
                ,    MAX (bld)   AS bld
                FOR bld_mo   IN ( '2011-04' AS apr11
                                  , '2011-05' AS may11
SELECT    CASE
              WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
              THEN TO_CHAR (dis)
              ELSE 'Total'
           END      AS dis
-- April 2011
,           SUM (apr11_rep) AS apr11_rep
,           SUM (apr11_bld) AS apr11_bld
,           SUM (apr11_tbld) AS apr11_tbld
,           CASE
              WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
              THEN ROUND ( SUM (SUM (apr11_iptv))
                                      OVER (ORDER BY dis)
                  , 2
           END      AS apr11_iptv
-- May 2011
,           SUM (may11_rep) AS may11_rep
,           SUM (may11_bld) AS may11_bld
,           SUM (may11_tbld) AS may11_tbld
,           CASE
              WHEN GROUPING (dis) = 0
              THEN ROUND ( SUM (SUM (may11_iptv))
                                      OVER (ORDER BY dis)
                  , 2
           END      AS may11_iptv
FROM      pivot_results
GROUP BY ROLLUP (dis)
ORDER BY pivot_results.dis
;Output:
      APR11 APR11   APR11 APR11 MAY11 MAY11   MAY11 MAY11
DIS    _REP   _BLD   _TBLD _IPTV _REP   _BLD   _TBLD _IPTV
30        1      0   37021    .03     0      0   30271    .00
60        7      0   37021    .22     4      0   30271    .13
90        9      0   37021    .46     1 24557   30271    .17
120       5 26449   37021    .59     0   5714    5714    .17
150       0 10572   10572    .59     0      0       0    .17
Total    22 37021 158656            5 30271   96527As you can see, this is not quite what you wanted on the row where dis='150'. You asked for NULLS in the may11_rep, may11_bld and may11_iptv columns. You can get those results if you need them; just explain the rules that govern whether to display the values and when to display NULL.
The way you posted the sample data and results, and the quantity of sample data were all excellent; it really helped me find a solution. Thanks.
It would have also helped it you had explained how iptv is computed. Basically, iptv = 1000 * rep / tbld, right?
It looks like most of this code:
,      DECODE(NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),0,0,ROUND(NVL(may11_rep, 0)*1000/ NVL ( SUM (may11_bld)
                  OVER (ORDER BY dis DESC)
                ,                 0),2
                ))        AS may11_iptvwas a way of avoiding divide by 0 errors; it would have been helpful if you had explained that.

Best Solution for Creating an Onlne Purchase order form with multiple calculation fields

I am a bit confused. Our school has a Forms Central account which works great for our registration forms but I need to find a solution for creating an online purchase form with multiple calculation fields - I know that forms central does not support calculation fields (too bad) but I know that Acrobat Pro does... soooo...
Can you create the forms in Acrobat and then somehow integrate the advanced features into forms central? Do they talk to each other? Is this easy to do? .... I guess another way to putting it is can you create the forms in Acrobat including all of the advanced features for payment calculation and then host it online using Forms Central to manage and collect the data? (I guess that really is my question)
Thanks (how does this compare to a solution like Formstack?)

Hi, thanks.
The naming convention was the consistant up until a point when I read that you need a '.' syntax (?!) - does anyone know if this is true?
Attached is a version with Bernd Alheit's suggestion and with all the naming of the fields being consistant. It's still not working for me though after doing this and I'm stuck as to why, because I think it should work. I've also tried writing the calcualting line of code in the same manner that Bernd Alheit suggests before I came on here, and it wouldn't work then.
As with any coding, it must be something to which I have done, but I can't see it anywhere
Any ideas? Thanks for helping me
Cheers

Trouble when attempting to Sum Calculated Field.

I had to create a calculated field called RI_Limit which contains static data. (Developers/DBA could not enter it into the database at this time, so this was a work around.
The calculated field is setup as such:
=iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "a", 8, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "b",2, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "c",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "d",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "e",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "f",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "g ",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "h",0,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "i",4,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "j A",0,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "k",0,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "l",7,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "m",0,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "n", 1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "o",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "p",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "q",3, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "r",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "s",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "t",3, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "u",5,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "v",0,iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "w",0,"NA")))))))))))))))))))))))
and I setup a textbox with that expression and the numbers fill in correctly with its cooresponding site name.
However, when I go to sub total or total, I get a much larger number than expected. (See screenshot)
I have searched the internet on a way to calculate both the total by Location Level 2 and LOB total, but nothing that pertains to the specific issue where by calculated field contains static data. Nothing I try produces an accurate sum. Any suggestions?

Hi Katherine,
Sorry for taking a few days to reply.
I tried the suggestion, but it it still not summing my calculated fields. The total row will calculate my other cells okay but not the calculated fields that I had to add to the report. When I attempted to write an expression to sum the calculated
fields I get the following error message.
The expression used for the calculated field '=sum(iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test", 8, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test1",2, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test2",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test3",0, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test4",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test5",1, iif(Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test6 ",0, Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test7",0,Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test8",4,Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test9",0,Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test10",0,Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test11",7,Fields!Location_LOCATION_NAME.Value = "test12",0,Fields!))' includes an aggregate, RowNumber, RunningValue, Previous or lookup function. Aggregate, RowNumber, RunningValue, Previous and lookup functions cannot be used in calculated field expressions.
The Espression for the calculated field I am attempting to sum is the following:

Plus signs displaying in calculated field

I have created a form with a table that has a row that calculates automatically. I then created another form that I copied and pasted the table into. In the second form, when my users display or print the form with Adobe 7.0 Standard, the calculating field now displays a plus sign when nothing is entered to calculate. How do I make the plus sign disappear?

Actually, that was my first instinct as well, but it is not the issue. No matter how large I make the fields, no matter where I put them (IE not touching any other fields) - the plus signs still display. The really frustrating thing is that they won't display for me, just for other users. I have Adobe 7.0 Pro and we have just updated our users with Adobe 7.0 Standard. The plus signs do not display for me, but they do for the other users. To make the problem even less consistent, I had the exact same table in another form and in that form the users have used that table without any issues. I merely copied and pasted the table into the new form. I can't see any settings that have been changed. Any ideas?? Even a work around would be great.
Thanks,
Rebecca

Calculated Field formula not appearing in Power View Field List panel

Hi,
On Power View1 sheet of this
workbook, the two PowerPivot calculated Field formulas (First Visit and First date of FY) are not appearing in the Power View Fields panel on the right hand side.
I want to drag client and First Visit (calculated Field) to the Power View.
Why is this happening?
Regards, Ashish Mathur Microsoft Excel MVP www.ashishmathur.com

I found a workaround for it - I was having the same problem as you. I wanted to display the last refresh date of my data, but Power View wouldn't display a date resulting from the [Last Refresh]=MAX(Date[Date]) formula.
HOWEVER, a Pivot Table can handle that Calculated field just fine. So I renamed my measure "Refreshed Date" and added another tab in the Excel Sheet. I added a Pivot Table from PowerPivot into cell A1 and the only thing I put was that single
measure (A2). To the right of that, I did =A2 and created an Excel Data Table. The title of that was "Last Refresh". Now, I could add that Data Table to the PowerPivot Model and into Power View. And then I hid that tab.
The only downside to this method, is that if you're refreshing single tables at a time, you have to remember to refresh the Pivot Table when new data is added AND update the data in the model. I'm only connecting to one database, so I just choose
"Refresh All" in Excel and it updates everything. It works perfectly! :)
Well shoot, I even took a screenshot that helped explain everything, but it won't let me post it because my account isn't verified and it won't tell me how. If you have any questions, please let me know and I'll clarify!

Calculated field in model of easy cost planning

Hi,
I would like to introduce the cost model easy planing a calculated field (characteristic), which was the multiplication of two fields (Characteristics).
I have entered into the transaction CKCM "Easy Cost Planning: Model", I created 3 Characteristics (A,B,C)through the option
"Assign Characteristics to the model."
I entered the "Define the derivation rules (template)" and created a calculation with the two characteristics( C = A * B). The problem I have is that I did not enter the calculation in characteristic 3, which is what I want to pick up the value.
Many Thanks.
Regards.

Hi Vivek,
Thanks for answering.
My question is, how I can assign a calculation in a characteristic?
Characteristic A
Characteristic B
Characteristic C = A * B
I want the easy cost planning screen, enter a value in the characteristic A and B, it will automatically calculate the C and view the calculation in the screen in characteristic C. As I can do?
Thank you very much.

Calculated field in a Report Template

Hi,
I am trying to create a calculated field based on other calculations made in placeholder fields on a report template.
If I have the following 2 fields:
e.g. A = (1+2), B = (2*3)
what is the best way to get C = A div B rather than having to list out all the calculations (i.e. (1+2) / (2*3)
How can you set these first 2 fields as variables into the calculation?
Thanks
Steve

For variables read this:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12844_01/doc/bip.1013/e12187/T421739T481157.htm#4535390
Set x:=5
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, 'x', 5)?>
Get value of 'x'
<?xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX, 'x')?>
Perform calculation on x, like x:=x+8
<?xdoxslt:set_variable($_XDOCTX, 'x', xdoxslt:get_variable($_XDOCTX, 'x' + 8)?>
cheers
Jorge

Inserting calculated fields in database queries

I have just changed from using StarOffice version 7 to version 8.
I am having difficulties in creating a calculated field in a query.
Would anyone have some ideas for me to follow?
Thanks - Dan

1. Order as a column name could be problematical as it might conflict with the SQL 'ORDER BY'. Wrapping it in square brackets should cater for this.
2. You are missing some spaces.
3. The use of the arithmetical + operator could be problematical with dates as the string expressions, which might be interpreted as arithmetical expressions. The + operator is used rather than the ampersand concatenation operator to suppress
Nulls, but that's not the case here.
4. As you are only returning columns from one table you do not need to qualify the column names with the table name.
5. Defining a range as on or later than the start date and before the day following the end date is more reliable as it allows for rows with date/time values on the last day of the range with a non-zero time of day element, something you cannot rule out
with complete confidence unless you have taken specific steps in the table definition to disallow such values.
So taking these points into account:
strSQL6 = _
        "SELECT [Order], [OperWorkCenter], [Created on], " & _
        "[Actfinish date]," [Actfinish date]-[Created on] AS Delta " & _
        "FROM [WOMP Work Orders] " & _
        "WHERE [Created on] >= #" & FStartDate$ & "# " & _
         "AND [Created on] < #" & FEndDate$ & "# + 1"
The FStartDate$ and FEndDate$ values must of course be in US short date format or an otherwise internationally unambiguous format such as the
ISO standard date format of YYYY-MM-DD.
Ken Sheridan, Stafford, England

Calculating fields in C4C

Hi Experts,
I am looking into the Extension fields on an opportunity, and we would like to have the following on our opportunities.
Project Probabilities: Shows the percentage that the project will start (Not that we will win it, but the possibility that this project will start)
Expected Value 2: A value that is calculated on Project Probabilities * Weighted Value
First obstetrical is that I cannot create a field that is marked as a percentage.
Does anyone know, if it is possible (With application studio), to create a field similar to the standard Probability field?
Next thing I did, was I tried to create a calculating field (Percentage Project Probability), that would take the number I typed into Project Probabilities and then divided with 100 (This should be a hidden field). I that way I would overcome the limitations with not being able to create a probability field similar to the standard probability field.
Then I created another calculating field, multiplying my hidden field (Percentage Project Probability) with the Weighted Value. This was not possible, as the hidden field (Percentage Project Probability), was not shown when I choose to mark the field as calculating.
Does anyone have an idea or hit how to fix this, or has ideas how to perform the calculation ( Project Probabilities * Weighted Value = Expected Value 2 )?
Best Regards
Anders

In C4X there are only a few standard business object data types that are enabled, so "percentage" is not a standard data type. To see the complete list of support standard business object data types, look in the SDK help for "Custom Business Object" data types or enter adaptation for a UI and try to add an extension field. The "type" field that lists the various types data such as text, drop down list, email, integer, etc... are the supported data types.
To achieve your specific use-case, I would suggest using either text or number data types extension fields, and then write some script for the business object that is triggered by the on save or before modify exits/BADIs to calculate the values.

User authorization base on calculated field

I may ask for an imposible, here my case
we have a customer repository, where depending of the convination of values of few fields, diferent organizations are responsible of each customer (4 diferent organizations, I would call them by colours)
in that way I thought to make four calculated fields, as isrelevant_for_organization_blue, etc... where I codify the logic behind
(note, a customer can be relevant for more than one organization, therefore the four fields)
and of course, the users want to only only their relevant customers, and not able to see the non-relevant
so, the first idea, "let's maintain the authorization on the calculated field !!"
which it come to do not work, becouse no authorization can be made on calculated fields
second idea, "let's calculate it on import time", which even is worst idea (in case logic change, there is a need of correct the data) and it does not work neither. No calculation fields on import time ...
any other idea arround ??
thanks you
(running MDM 5.5.SP6)

what you mean by "by using assignments" ??
doing it manually ??
we are loading from diferent sources via XI into MDM (XML file into the MDM folder ...) and we would not like to codify this logic into XI. Te logic is subject to change from time to time (often I fear)
correction to historical data when logic is changing, can be done using a calculate field and manual correcting the necesary records. But on daily/weekly bases (when we load info) it should be done someway automatically
any ideas ??
thansk in advance

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