Using variables in Calc scripts and Business Rules

I am sure there have been previous discussions about this, but can somebody let me know the benefits of using variables in Calc scripts and BRs?
Thanks,
A

I have never used calc variables and after reading a study guide, which talked about them, I couldn't really understand the benefits.^^^I use variables all the time to make abstract difficult formulas. Below is an example.
/*     Declare variables     */
VAR varSalaryCosts ;
VAR varProdOHLabXXXX ;
VAR varXXXX ;
A whole bunch of code here along with very limited FIX statement and then...
"Salaried Labor"
     varSalaryCosts = "Salary Costs"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "Wage Bonus"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "YYYY Retention Bonus 40%"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "YYYY 60% Ret Bonus Accrual"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" ;
     varProdOHLabXXXX = "Number of Employees"->"ZZZZDepartments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"Blah Departments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"Humph Departments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"TTTT"->"Codes"->"Salaried" ;
     "Salaried Labor" = varSalaryCosts * ("Number of Employees"->"Salaried" / varProdOHLabXXXX) ;
)The last formula is how the formula was described to me by the business owner. I find it to be much easier to read than something like:
"Salaried Labor" = ("Salary Costs"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "Wage Bonus"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "YYYY Retention Bonus 40%"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "YYYY 60% Ret Bonus Accrual"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried") *
                         ("Number of Employees"->"Salaried" /
                         ("Number of Employees"->"ZZZZDepartments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"Blah Departments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"Humph Departments"->"Codes"->"Salaried" +
                         "Number of Employees"->"TTTT"->"Codes"->"Salaried")) ;I have used ARRAY in a really-cool-but-alas-not-invented-by-me calc script to do currency conversion in Planning better than Planning does currency conversion. (How's that for a run-on sentence?) It is one of the six blog posts I am working on and I will finish it soon, I hope. I am sort of in thrash mode right now. It does have its uses and I'll try to remember to update this thread when I'm done.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

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