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Equation… button
Click on the Equation... button to enter an equation that defines the value
reported by the selected Custom Field. The following window will appear:
Figure 5-8 Equation Dialog Box
Reference
Click on the Reference (radio) button if you want to select a single value for this
Custom Field. The value may be a constant value that you enter or the value from
some other defined field in the drop-down list marked Field.
One Operand
Click on the One Operand (radio) button to select from a list of unary operators
(operators that work on a single operand) and a single field from the drop-down
listed marked Operand.
Operator
This drop down box contains the unary operators (operators that work on a single
operand): log (common logarithm), exp (inverse natural logarithm) and sqrt
(square root).
Operand
This drop-down box contains the defined report fields that yield a numeric value.
You can type a numeric constant (either an integer or a floating point number)
into this field or select one of the entries from the drop-down list.