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Simple group totals where item being totaled is a variable.

edited October 2010 in End User
?I am a newbie at this. I have created a report where the last item on each
detail line is the extended value of an invoice and is calculated within the
report (variable3). There are 4 sorts and appropriate groups. Is there a
simple way to total variable 3 and print it at each group break.

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Donald L. Joseph CMC
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Northbrook Consulting Group, Inc.
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  • edited October 2010
    Hi Donald,

    Since you are already making a calculation for Variable3 (hopefully in the
    OnCalc event), you can simply update another TppVariable's value that is
    inside the Group Footer.

    For instance (assuming Variable4 is located in the group footer).

    Variable3.OnCalc
    begin
    Value := Value + Report.Datapipeline['MyField'];
    Variable4.Value := Variable4.Value + Report.Datapipeline['MyField'];
    end;

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  • edited October 2010
    ?I have not been using the OnCalc Event.. The statement I have been using
    is:
    Value := ReportData['ShipQty'] * ( ReportData['UnitPrice'] -
    ReportData['UnitDiscount'] )

    This gives the correct result fot the detail line item variable., but not
    the group totals. How should I be doing it?

    Don Joseph



  • edited October 2010
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  • edited October 2010
    Hi Don,

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    support@digital-metaphors.com.

    I am not familiar with the ".rbu" file extension. Are you using a
    registered copy of ReportBuilder and Delphi or are you using ReportBuilder
    built into another application?

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
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    Best Regards,

    Nico Cizik
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  • edited October 2010
    ?It's built into Sage BusinessWorks. I was wondering why I couldn't reload
    it . The application's report takes all data fields to come up with
    a net price per line item. I added an extension (Quantity shipped * net
    price) which prints the total for that line. But the records are sorted by
    product, by customer, by sales rep, and by product line, with an appropriate
    group for each sort. So if the extended price is Variable1, how are the
    corresponding subtotals calculated for the breaks?

    Do I have to repeat the calculation for Variable1 in each, with different
    "reset on" values? Or is there a way to refer to the value of Variable1?


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    Donald L. Joseph CMC
    ________________________________
    President
    Northbrook Consulting Group, Inc.
    djoseph@northbrookconsulting.com
    847-835-0979

  • edited October 2010
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