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Formula Editor Properties

You can use the Formula Edit dialog box to create or edit a dynamic formula in a report. This topic describes the properties in the dialog box.

Formula Editor dialog box

Formula Name

Specify the name of the formula.

Use As

Select a view element type that you want to use the formula as: Group, Detail, or Aggregation. When you are creating a dynamic formula, the default value is blank, which means that Logi Report decides whether the formula can be used as an aggregation object, and if not, the formula will be used as a detail object.

Fields

Server lists the fields that are available to formulas. The fields include the group, detail, and aggregation objects in the current business view, and the dynamic formulas and aggregations that you have created in the report. You can double-click a field to insert it into the editing box at the insertion point.

Functions

Server lists the Logi Report built-in functions and user defined functions that are available to formulas. You can double-click a function to insert it into the editing box at the insertion point completely with its required syntax items (such as parentheses and commas).

Operators

Server lists the operators that are available to formulas. You can double-click an operator to insert it into the editing box at the insertion point.

Editing box

In this box, you can build and edit your formula, using several ways:

  • Double-click an item in the Fields, Functions, and Operators boxes to insert it in the formula.
  • Type your formula directly.
  • Paste formula content here.

Check button Check button

Select to test the formula syntax. If it is incorrect, you need to correct the errors.

Add Operators button Add Operators button

Select a general operator you want to use in the formula.

Color Converter button Color Converter button

Select to open the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a color. Server inserts the HEX code of the color in your formula.

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and exit the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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