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    Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

    I know enough to be dangerous... Can anyone tell me how I could run a report and write an expression that would give me the sum of a same field but in different records... Example: field1 record 1 has a value of 460.0000 and record 2 same field1 has 465.0000... the sum of field1 = 5.000... I want to run a report that can give me the sum of each record being sorted in the order of field information... I have the records sorted by field 1 not by records so that field 1 will be in order of value smaller to larger etc... I hope this makes some sort of since... Any help would be greatly appreciated...
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    Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

    Originally posted by kellerm View Post
    I know enough to be dangerous... Can anyone tell me how I could run a report and write an expression that would give me the sum of a same field but in different records... Example: field1 record 1 has a value of 460.0000 and record 2 same field1 has 465.0000... the sum of field1 = 5.000... I want to run a report that can give me the sum of each record being sorted in the order of field information... I have the records sorted by field 1 not by records so that field 1 will be in order of value smaller to larger etc... I hope this makes some sort of since... Any help would be greatly appreciated...
    Any kind of total would be unaffected by the sort order, wouldn't it?

    Open your report in design mode
    Make the drag-frop list visible
    Choose the footer to hold the total (report, page, group)
    Drag the field to be totaled into the footer and drop it
    When the summary genie appears, specify total

    Reading more closely, what you describe as a sum I would call something entirely different.

    In your example, you want the value 5 to show as the difference between record 2, field1 and record 1, field1? This should appear in the detail line for record 2?

    If so define a calculated field for the report, expression

    if(previous("field1")>0,field1 - previous("field1",0)

    place that calculated field in the detail line and specify "Value..."
    Last edited by Stan Mathews; 02-08-2007, 06:18 PM.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

      Thank you sooooo much for the reply... Here is the results of what you had me do...
      You are correct in the last part of your assumption...
      I am trying to do a calculation between 2 records with the same field and the sort order is contingent upon the information of the field... The inputted information to field is not in any order but when I do a report it is sorted by that field and it needs the calculation to take place in that order so record 1, field2, which is the correct field not field1 as stated earlier, could be 460.0000 and record 25 which is next due to the sorting of that field is 465.0000 with the value of 5.000...

      Here is what happened when I used your info...

      It came back as "Invalid or incorrect expression"

      I went to the drop down box and selected the calculated field, New Calc/Summary and dragged it to the detailed area... The info on the field I am trying to use is showing the following: OBJECT:Field2, Field: stadium_user->FREQ, display: 10.4

      I wrote the expression as follows: if(previous("field2)>0,field2-previous("field2",0)
      It said invalid or incomplete expression... I didn't leave a space between field2-previous...
      What did I do wrong???
      Thanks...

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        Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

        if(previous("field2)>0,field2-previous("field2",0)

        if that is cut and pasted you are missing a quote

        if(previous("field2")>0,field2-previous("field2",0)

        I realize now that field1 and field2 are the object names on the report. In a report calculated field you need the actual table field names.


        if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq",0)
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

          It still gives me an invalid expression...
          Below is what I did...
          Sorry for being such a pain...

          if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq",0)

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            Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

            Originally posted by kellerm View Post
            It still gives me an invalid expression...
            Below is what I did...
            Sorry for being such a pain...

            if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq",0)

            I see 3 ( and 2 ) - every ( needs a ) and every ) needs a (

            if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq",0))

            What is the green zero in the previous function? You need to have the name of the index to use there.

            Upon further review you may need to have the ) here.. if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq"),0)

            otherwise post enough of your system so we can work directly with it.
            Last edited by Al Buchholz; 02-08-2007, 11:30 PM. Reason: to answer my own question
            Al Buchholz
            Bookwood Systems, LTD
            Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

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              Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

              Sorry Al. My original mistake compounded. Meant to have

              if(previous("freq")>0,freq-previous("freq"),0)

              The usual trick to create a calculated field which when totaled yields the total for a "filtered" subset of records.
              There can be only one.

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                #8
                Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

                np - I can't type tonight... or is that any night??? :p

                I must have edited that 3 times myself...

                Thanks for your work Stan. You are a dedicated guy.
                Last edited by Al Buchholz; 02-08-2007, 11:41 PM.
                Al Buchholz
                Bookwood Systems, LTD
                Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                Occam's Razor - KISS
                Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                Albert Einstein

                http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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                  #9
                  Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

                  :D Thanks sooooo much it worked!!! I really appreciate your time and help... Have a blessed day!!!!

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                    Re: Need help on configuring a subtotal for a report!!!

                    Keller

                    As a follow up, the expression builder is a great place to build simple and complex expressions.

                    Remember that a complex expression is a number of simple expressions put together. So sometimes building in steps is appropriate.

                    I will do that by keeping a copy of notepad open and cutting and pasting portions of expressions together.

                    The expression builder will help with the process by showing prompts and help about close matches as you type. It's a great reminder about the parameters that are needed.

                    You may want to review some of the tutorials to see this and some of the other tools that Alpha 5 has.



                    Have fun! We do... :)
                    Last edited by Lenny Forziati; 02-27-2007, 03:54 PM. Reason: removed old links
                    Al Buchholz
                    Bookwood Systems, LTD
                    Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

                    Occam's Razor - KISS
                    Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
                    Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
                    When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
                    "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
                    Albert Einstein

                    http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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