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Equations in Tables and BOMs

You can specify calculations for equations using different methods:  

  • Use text strings for built-in column headings in a BOM to specify mathematical expressions. Use single quotation marks in the equation display (for example, 'ITEM NO.' or 'ITEM NO.'*'QTY.').

Built-in column headings for BOMs include Item No., Qty., and Part Number.

  • Use custom properties in equations. When you select a custom property, it appears in single backward quotation marks in the equation display (for example, `Price`).

  • Use the # symbol in front of a column heading item (for example, #'PART NUMBER'). This syntax ignores non-numeric text in the calculation. If you do not use this syntax and an item includes non-numeric characters, the value appears as 0.0.

  • Type regular text strings that do not represent column headings in double-quotes (for example, "$").

  • An IF function returns one value if a condition is true, and another value if the condition is false. Specify the IF function using semi-colons to delimit the outcomes for IF functions as follows:

 IF(test_condition; value_if_test_condition_true; value_if_test_condition_false)

For example:

Equation: IF('DESCRIPTION'<>""; 'DESCRIPTION'; "-")

Result: DESCRIPTION value (if not empty) or "-".

You can use conditional operators for the test condition in an IF function:

Symbol

Description

Example

=

Equals

'Description' = "" (The description property is empty)

>

Is greater than

'Qty.' > 2

<

Is less than

`Length` < 2

<=

Is less than or equal to

 

>=

Is greater than or equal to

 

<>

Is not equal to

'DESCRIPTION'<>"" (the description property is not empty)

  • Sum, Average, Count, Max, and Min operate on cell entries of the table. For example, Ave(A1,A5) displays the average of the entries of cells A1 and A5.

  • You can use the colon syntax along with cell numbers to indicate operations on rows or columns. For example, SUM(A1:A5) gives the sum of the values from cells A1 through A5.

  • You can use *, +, /, and -, for multiplication, addition, division, and subtraction, respectively.

Related Topics

Table Equation Editor



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