How do I get "show as a percentage of" total to work?
Hi
I'm using Crystal Reports XI. I've created a report that balances two columns of financial transactions from two different sources. I've created a formula field that calculates the variance between the two numbers. The user would like to show the total variance as a percentage of total transactions. In the Insert Summary dialog box is a check box "show as a percentage of" and a dropdown list box. The checkbox and dropdown list box are grayed out. How do I get this to work?
I'm using Crystal Reports XI. I've created a report that balances two columns of financial transactions from two different sources. I've created a formula field that calculates the variance between the two numbers. The user would like to show the total variance as a percentage of total transactions. In the Insert Summary dialog box is a check box "show as a percentage of" and a dropdown list box. The checkbox and dropdown list box are grayed out. How do I get this to work?
Please post the contents of your formulas here please.
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{@variance} is your variance formula.
Count({Orders.Order ID} is YOUR grand total field...
just fyi....
Count({Orders.Order ID} is YOUR grand total field...
just fyi....
It sounds like you have PRINT TIME formulas. You cannot get summaries of them since summaries are done before the PRINT TIME pass.
mlmcc
mlmcc
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This is the formula for the variance: {Command.FDRTRANSAMT} - {Command.RMSTRANAMT}
I also when into the SQL command and created a new column in the result set that is (FDRTRANSAMT - RMSTRANSAMT) AS VARIANCE. This column gives me that same results as the formula field. I have a sum on FDRTRANSAMT, RMSTRANSAMT and VARIANCE. The user wanted to know what percentage of their daily transactions were out of variance. The "show as percentage of" is still grayed out. So can I assume I can only get the percentage by creating a formula for it?
I also when into the SQL command and created a new column in the result set that is (FDRTRANSAMT - RMSTRANSAMT) AS VARIANCE. This column gives me that same results as the formula field. I have a sum on FDRTRANSAMT, RMSTRANSAMT and VARIANCE. The user wanted to know what percentage of their daily transactions were out of variance. The "show as percentage of" is still grayed out. So can I assume I can only get the percentage by creating a formula for it?
I think you need to have a GROUP inserted in order to get the option to "show as a percentage of"...
Mike V
Mike V
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Hi Mike V
You're probably right. I used your formula solution. Thanks
You're probably right. I used your formula solution. Thanks
Also first try typing this as the first line of your formulas:
whileprintingrecords;
thanks
MikeV