Calculation Overview
Using Calculations #
• Calculation Builder button
Click this to open the Calculation Builder dialog box and
create your own calculation.
• Auto Calculation button
Click this to have OmniForm attempt to define a calculation
automatically. OmniForm can determine an auto calcula-
tion for an entire table in some circumstances.
• Calculation text box
The calculation for the selected field appears here. Click in
the text box to edit a calculation manually.
4 Create a calculation in one of three ways:
• Use the Calculation Builder to define a calculation.
See “The Calculation Builder” on page 8-3.
• Have OmniForm define a calculation automatically.
See “Auto Calculations” on page 8-5.
• Click in the calculation text box and type a calculation.
Follow the guidelines in “Calculation Guidelines” on page
8-8. See “Functions” on page 8-12 for examples.
You can also use the Calculation List dialog box to change your
calculations. See page 8-7.
The Calculation Builder
The Calculation Builder dialog box contains operators, a list of all the
fields in your form, and functions for creating calculations.
To define a calculation with the Calculation Builder:
1 Click the Calculation Builder button in the calculation toolbar.
The Calculation Builder dialog box contains the following:
•
Operator
buttons
Each button represents an operator. Click a button to insert
an operator in the calculation text box.
See “Operators” on page 8-9 for detailed information.
•
Fields
list
This list contains all the available fields in your form. Dou-
ble-click a field name in this list to place it in the calculation
text box, or select it and click
Paste.
Or, click any field in your form to insert its name in the cal-
culation text box. This is useful if you have many fields list-
ed or if they do not have unique names. You can also drag
the cursor around multiple objects to insert each one.
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