Adding Calculated Items to Report

To add a calculated item to the report, follow these steps:

1. From the Report menu, select the Add Calculation Expression command or click the Add Calculation Expression button. The Calculation Expression window will appear.

2. Select (highlight) an item to be used in the calculation. If the item has several time periods, select the period from the pull-down menu. If you want to simply add the item, click the Add Item button. (If necessary, use additional operators).

If you want to use a function, proceed to the Function Parameters selection and click <-Select (the item number and period will be shown).

3. Next, select (highlight) the desired Function Category and select the function from the menu. Some functions will have additional parameters that you will need to specify. Click the Add Selected Function button when done.

4. Enter the name for the calculated item in the entry box labeled "Calculation Expression (referred in the report as)".

5. When the expression is complete, click OK. The calculated item will be added to the Report Definition table.


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