What is an enhanced calculation script?

Hi,
Business Rules are integrated with Planning and are used to calculate complex Calculations .in essbase we use calculation script to create complex calculations and in planning we create business rules which is known as enhanced calculation script..

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Enhanced Calc Script more flexible than native Essbase Calc Script?

What makes an Enhanced Calc Script more flexible than native Essbase Calc Script?
Run on Save or @CALCMODE function or Run time prompts or Can be run over the web or Substitution Variables or Custom Defined Functions.
Appreciate if u reply ASAP!!
Thanks in Advance!!!

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Which is faster - Member formula or Calculation script?

Hi,
I have a very basic question, though I am not sure if there is a definite right or wrong answer.
To keep the calculation scripts to a minimum, I have put all the calculations in member formula.
Which is faster - Member formula or calculation scripts? Because, if i am not mistaken, FIX cannot be used in member formulas, so I need to resort to the use of IF, which is not index driven!
Though in the calculation script,while aggregating members which have member formula, I have tried to FIX as many members as I can.
What is the best way to optimize member formulas?
I am using Hyperion Planning and Essbase 11.1.2.1.
Thanks.

Re the mostly "free" comment -- if the block is in memory (qualification #1), and the formula is within the block (qualification #2), the the expensive bit was reading the block off of the disk and expanding it into memory. Once that is done, I typically think of the dynamic calcs as free as the amount of data being moved about is very, very, very small. That goes out the window if the formula pulls lots of blocks to value and they get cycled in and out of the cache. Then they are not free and are potentially slower. And yes, I have personally shot myself in the foot with this -- I wrote a calc that did @PRIORS against a bunch of years. It was a dream when I pulled 10 cells. And then I found out that the client had reports that pulled 5,000. Performance when right down the drain at that point. That one was 100% my fault for not forcing the client to show me what they were reporting.
I think your reference to stored formulas being 10-15% faster than calc script formulas deals with if the Formulas are executed from within the default calc. When the default Calc is used, it precompiles the formulas and handles many two pass calculations in a single pass. Perhaps that is what you are thinking of.^^^I guess that must be it. I think I remember you talking about this technique at one of your Kscope sessions and realizing that I had never tried that approach. Isn't there something funky about not being able to turn off the default calc if a user has calc access? I sort of thing so. I typically assing a ; to the default calc so it can't do anything.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

Which is faster - Member formula or Calculation scripts?

Hi,
I have a very basic question, though I am not sure if there is a definite right or wrong answer.
To keep the calculation scripts to a minimum, I have put all the calculations in member formula.
Which is faster - Member formula or calculation scripts? Because, if i am not mistaken, FIX cannot be used in member formulas, so I need to resort to the use of IF, which is not index driven!
Though in the calculation script,while aggregating members which have member formula, I have tried to FIX as many members as I can.
What is the best way to optimize member formulas?
I am using Hyperion Planning and Essbase 11.1.2.1.
Thanks.

The idea that you can't reference a member formula in a FIX is false. Here's an example:
- Assume you have an account that has a data storage of Stored or Never Share.
- This account is called Account_A and it has a member formula of Account_B * Account_C;.
- You would calculate this account within a FIX (inside of a business rule) something like this:
FIX(whatever . . . )
"Account_A";
ENDFIX
If you simply place the member named followed by a semi-colon within a business rule, the business rule will execute the code in the in that member's member formula.
Why would you want to do this instead of just putting ALL of the logic inside the business rule? Perhaps that logic gets referenced in a LOT of different business rules, and you want to centralize the code in the outline? This way, if the logic changes, you only need to update it in one location. The downside to this is that it can make debugging a bit harder. When something doesn't work, you can find yourself searching for the code a bit.
Most of my applications end up with a mix of member formulas and business rules. I find that performance isn't the main driving force behind where I put my code. (The performance difference is usually not that significant when you're talking about stored members.) What typically drives my decision is the organization of code and future maintenance. It's more art than science.
Hope this helps,
- Jake

Need Assistance With Custom Calculation Script

I need help with a custom calculation script in Acrobat Pro. I am trying to add the sum of fields A, B, C, D, E, F, and G together with the lesser value of fields H and I. What would be the script to enter for this result? Thank you.

event.value = Number(this.getField("A").value) + Number(this.getField("B").value) + Number(this.getField("C").value) + Number(this.getField("D").value) + Number(this.getField("E").value) + Number(this.getField("F").value) + Number(this.getField("G").value) + Math.min(Number(this.getField("H").value), Number(this.getField("I").value));

Is it possible to use extensive formulas (e.g. "if" or vlookup functions) in the "Custom Calculation Script"?

I am working on a form fill PDF converted from MS excel. This is for others to use who don't have MS excel that need to use my spreadsheet.
1. I would like to know how complex can the formulas be in the custom calculation script in the calculate tab under properties in a cell menu?
2. Where can I find what formulas will work in the custom calculation script along with the format for those formulas to work correctly (tutorials would help)?
I have tried writing an "if" function but received and error so I am assuming either functions don't work in the script or there is a different format than standard spreadsheet formats.
Bruce

In that case the for loop would be:
for (var i = 0; i < 8; i += 1) {
sum += +getField("Total." + i).value;
So initially, the counter i is equal to zero, so the field name used with the getField method is:
"Total." + 0, which results in the string "Total.0". With each iteration, the variable i is incremented by 1, so the subsequent field names are the following:
"Total.1"
"Total.2"
"Total.3"
"Total.4"
"Total.5"
"Total.6"
"Total.7"
The script gets the value of each field, converts it to a number, and adds the number it to the running sum.

Custom Calculation Script Help Needed

I need to make a script that Sums a column of fields based on whether or not information found in another column of fields is the same or specific text. Please see below screenshot of what I would like it to do.
I would like a Sum of all Amounts that have the Code A...

You can use this script as the custom calculation script of "SumOfA":
var total = 0;
for (var i=0; i<=2; i++) {
if (this.getField("p1TC."+i).value=="Code A")
total+=Number(this.getField("p1RecIn."+i).value);
event.value = total;
You can easily adjust it for the other field as well.

Custom Calculation Script Question

I'm flying blind here, I know nothing about this stuff. I just need something i can copy and paste into the "custom calculation script" box.
I'm working on making a character sheet for star wars saga edition auto calculate. The only thing I have left before it is completely done is one last calculating field. However, I have no clue how to do it.
What it needs to do is take the value from one field (user entered info) and then divide it by 2, always rounding down.
The field the user enters a number in is named "Level" and the field that needs to display that number is named "1/2lvl".

If no one answers here you can try the Acrobat Scripting forum.

Custom calculation script for checkboxs

Hello,
Can anyone help me out with custom calculation script for this? I have two mutually exclusive checkboxes that, when checked, I want to populate data into other text fields.
If Checkbox1 is checked:
Company1=Warehouse Alpha
Address1=1234 Any Street
City/State/Zip1= Los Angeles, CA 90020
Contact Name1= Mr. Nice Guy
Phone Number1= 213-854-8565
Email1=[email protected]
If Checkbox2 is checked:
Company2=Warehouse Beta
Address2= 5678 Awesome Blvd.
City/State/Zip2= San Bernardino, CA 96545
Contact Name2= Mr. Handsome
Phone Number2= 909-824-8265
Email2=[email protected]
Thanks,
Bryan

So one has two check boxes and one wants them to be mutually exclusive. Name them the same and change the export value of the field. Try it and observe what happens as you check the different check boxes.
You have described what happens if either box is checked but what happens when a checked box Is unckecked?
One can place scripts in many locations. I would use a mouse up action for both the check boxes, use the same script for both check boxes.
I would assume you are using the following names for the fields to populate:
Company
Address
CityStateZip
ContactName
PhoneNumber
Email
// Mouse up action for both check boxes;
// initial value for the fields:
this.getField("Company"),value = "";
this.getField("CityStateZip"),value = "";
this.getField("ContactName"),value = "";
this.getField("PhoneNumber"),value = "";
this.getField("Email"),value = "";
// test for check box value for selected box;
if(event.value == 1) {
this.getField("Company"),value = "Warehouse Alpha";
this.getField("CityStateZip"),value = "1234 Any Street";
this.getField("ContactName"),value = "Los Angeles, CA 90020";
this.getField("PhoneNumber"),value = "213-854-8565";
this.getField("Email"),value = "[email protected]";
if(event.value == 2) {
this.getField("Company"),value = "Warehouse Beta";
this.getField("CityStateZip"),value = "5678 Awesome Blvd.";
this.getField("ContactName"),value = "San Bernardino, CA 96545";
this.getField("PhoneNumber"),value = "Mr. Handsome";
this.getField("Email"),value = "[email protected]";
// end Mouse up action for both check boxes;

Custom calculation script not working

Hi...
I've been looking at the samples and searching but have yet to make my custom calculation script work. The bottom line is that I want one field to be blanked out if another is populated.
My script currently looks like this:
event.value = (getField("List_B1") + '').length > 0 ? '' : getField("List_A1");
I've also tried
event.value = (getField("List_B1").value + '').length > 0 ? '' : getField("List_A1").value;
Neither result in List_A1 being empty when List_B1 has something in it.
Anyone see something I'm missing?
Thanks
Mark

The fields are being processed in programmatically. The request came in that when we save the form values as a pdf that they don't want any List A value to show if List B has a value set. So to give an example the inputs would be
List A : foo
List B : bar
List C : baz
What I'm trying to do with the custom calculation is to have the output pdf be
List A:
List B: bar
List C: baz
at least that's what my script was aiming for, but what's coming out is
List A : foo
List B : bar
List C : baz
Come to think about it, it probably has to do with the order with which the fields are being set and the expression fires. In other words, it could be that when List A is set, List B hasn't been set yet, so the expression's a no-op...
Thanks
Mark

Custom Calculation Script for building in a percentage increase

Hello all,
Looking for a custom calculation script that will apply a percentage increase to a default value when the value of another cell goes above certain numbers. Crude example below.
Y is the cell that the script will be applied to.
if value of cell X > 10 then value of cell Y = default value * .10 ..... for 10%
if value of cell X > 20 then value of cell Y = default value * .20...... for 20%
if value of cell X > 30 then value of cell Y = default value * .30....... for 30%
Pleaes forgive me. I know my example above is not in true Java form because I really do not know Java that well. Thanks for any help that you all may provide!

I've inserted the picture above to help. This is a sizing form for pants for a fire department that will be filled out at the department by the firefighter. The manufacturer that makes the pants passes along a 10% upcharge for anyone with a waist 44-50, a 20% upcharge for anyone with a waist 52-54, and a 30% upcharge for anyone with a waist 56-58. The $42.95 in the "Price" cell is the default price for anyone with a waist that does not meet up-charging penalties (Less than a 44 waist). What I am trying to do is if the firefighter plugs in let's say a waist of 50" the "price' cell will update to show an increase of 10%. ($47.24). If he plugs in a waist of 52" the "price" cell will update to show an increase of 20% ($51.54). If he plugs in a waist of 56" the "price" cell will update to show an increase of 30% ($55.83). I hope that makes sense. I know it can be frustrating helping someone that may not know all the ins and outs like a lot of you do so I greatly appreciate your patience and your help!

Custom Calculation Script - Multiplication IF

Hey Adobe peeps, need help here. I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination, but I am resourceful, BUT I have yet to find a concrete answer for this, nor can I get any of my test formula's to work.
I have a fillable PDF that is used in a field service environment where employees track their time. I want them to be able to input the data in i.e. hours*rate and it automatically populate the price/cost. Now this is very easy to do with the built in product function, but the problem here is that they have multiple fields to fill out. See below.....
So basically the "Extended Price" field depends on what they enter into either the "Days", "ST Hours", "Rate, "OT Hours" or "Rate" fields.
The calculation should be based on 2 of the 5 fields being filled out. For example, here are the 3 possible scenarios:
Scenario 1: SP Extended Price1=SP Days1*SP ST Rate1
Scenario 2: SP Extended Price1=SP ST Hours1*SP ST Rate1
Scenario 3: SP Extended Price1=SP OT Hours1*SP OT Rate1
They won't ever fill out any more than 2 of the fields so it needs to be an 'if' type of function. I've spent hours on this already, like I said, I'm not a programmer.
Please help.

If they really won't be filling in more than one of those sets of fields, the custom calculation script could be:
(function () {
    // Get the field values, as strings
    var s1 = getField("SP Days1").valueAsString;
    var s2 = getField("SP ST Rate1").valueAsString;
    if (s1 && s2) {
        event.value = +s1 * +s2;
        return;
    var s3 = getField("SP ST Hours1").valueAsString;
    if (s2 && s3) {
        event.value = +s3 * +s2;
        return;
    var s4 = getField("SP OT Hours1").valueAsString;
    var s5 = getField("SP OT Rate1").valueAsString;
    if (s4 && s5) {
        event.value = +s4 * +s5;
        return;
    // If none of these apply, set the field to blank
    event.value = "";

I'm getting an error 1012016 on my calculation script

Good day guys,
I just wanted to ask for your opinion as I'm getting this error:
Cannot calculate dimension member DimX with restricted member ChildrenX1_1.
Here's the scenario. I have a dimension, DimX and under this dimension, i have 3 children DimX_1, DimX_2, and DimX_3. Now, upon roll up, DimX should only get the value of DimX_3 for actual data, and get the sum of DimX_1 and DimX_3 for all the forecast.
Now the current structure of this dimension is:
DimX
-----DimX_1 ( + )
----------ChildrenX1_1
-----DimX_2 ( ~ )
----------ChildrenX2_1
-----DimX_3 ( + )
----------ChildrenX3_1
Now I have this calculation script:
FIX(Actual)
DimX = DimX_3;
ENDFIX;
Now upon execution of the calculation, I get the error above. Can you please tell me what's wrong with this simple script?
Thank you very much.
Edited by: 26FEB1986 on Jul 9, 2010 8:30 PM
Edited by: 26FEB1986 on Jul 9, 2010 8:30 PM

I think the member ChildrenX1_1 is in the fix of Upper portion of the script.
L.H.S in the formula should be with in the range of Fix criteria
Remove the ChildrenX1_1 from the Fix or come out of the range.
You can write like this.
FIX(DimX)
FIX(Actual)
DimX_3;
ENDFIX;
ENDFIX;
You have to run this calc after the rollup.
If you run this before rollup, the results will gone after rollup.
This is not good.
Check out using dynamic calc member formula may be the better option
If(@ismbr(Actual))
DimX_3;
else
DimX_1+DimX_3;
endif

Essbase Calculation Script taking more time in new environment

Hi Everyone:
We have four environments in our implementation.
1. DEV Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3
2. PreProd Environment - 32 bit Essbase Version 9.3.0
3. PreProd Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3
In the above mentioned environment PreProd Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3 is a newly installed
environment.
We have migrated our Application from PreProd Environment - 32 bit Essbase Version 9.3.0 to PreProd Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3. A calculation script that takes only 20 minutes in 32 bit PreProd is taking more than
5 and half hours in newly installed 64 bit PreProd.
We have also migrated our Application from DEV Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3 to PreProd Environment - 64 bit Essbase Version 11.1.1.3. The calculation script that takes only 20 minutes in 64 bit Dev is taking more than 5 and half hours in newly installed 64 bit PreProd.
All the server settings and cache setting everything looks similar in all the three environments.
Please advice us what are all the possibilities that creates the issue.
Thanks and Regards,
Prabhakar.

Hi Cameron,
Thanks for your reply.
I have cross checked the Virtual memory in both servers,in new server it was declared high.
Please find the cfg setting which we are using in our application.
AGENTPORT 1423
SERVERPORTBEGIN 32768
SERVERPORTEND 33768
AGENTDESC hypservice_1
;CSSREFRESHLEVEL auto
;SHAREDSERVICESREFRESHINTERVAL 30
CALCCACHEHIGH 199999999
CALCCACHEDEFAULT 150000000
CALCCACHELOW 10000000
CALCLOCKBLOCKDEFAULT 3000
DATAERRORLIMIT 10000
UPDATECALC FALSE
EXCEPTIONLOGOVERWRITE FALSE
CALCREUSEDYNCALCBLOCKS FALSE
PORTUSAGELOGINTERVAL 15
QRYGOVEXECTIME 600
LOGMESSAGELEVEL INFO
CALCPARALLEL 6
MAXLOGINS 100000
AGENTDELAY 100
AGENTTHREADS 30
AGTSVRCONNECTIONS 10
SERVERTHREADS 25
EXPORTTHREADS 1
SSLOGUNKNOWN FALSE
CALCNOTICEDEFAULT 10
NETRETRYCOUNT 3000
NETDELAY 2000
__SM__BUFFERED_IO TRUE
__SM__WAITED_IO TRUE
and aslo find the caches that we define:
Index cache:250000
Data Cache:250000
Data file cache:32768
The all above settings are identical both servers.
In New server ,only one script that is taking more time but remaining scripts are working fine with less time.
We also did one test cause that splitting the script in to multiple and executed ,in this cause the script where we are using direct assigning value from member(say A1) to another member(Say A2) is taking more time.But same scripts we executed in old server it executes fine.
Still we are not able to find out exact root cause for this issue.
Could please anyone help me to resove this issue.
Regards,
Prabhakar.

Calculation Script on page 2 with data from page 1?

I am missing something simple here.. I am wanting to write a calculation script using the sum of two numeric fields on page one divided by the sum of two numeric fields on page two. The only thing I can get to work is if I do a numeric field on page one and do the sum calculation there. Then if I move it down to page two it is just blank. What am I missing?

Hi,
You can achieve this, you just need to reference the fields properly.
First, make sure that you have named both pages. Leaving pages/subforms (and objects) unnamed makes it more difficult to reference in script.
There is a handy trick when you are in the Script Editor. Hover the mouse over another object and press/hold Control. The mouse will change into a 'V'. Still holding Control click the object, and LC Designer will insert the reference into the script. This is easy enough when the objects are close, so do a bit of practice. If the objects on are on different pages, then you need to scroll down to the object you want to reference, activate the Script Editor again and then click the object with Control held.
Here is an example for referencing objects: http://www.assuredynamics.com/index.php/category/portfolio/referencing-objects/
Hope that helps,
Niall
Assure Dynamics

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