Calculated Column Overview
  • 10 Nov 2021
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Overview

Calculated Columns are Data Fields that work to extend Report data. In the platform, these Calculated Column options can allow the user to incorporate other Designer Elements (e.g. Flows), get specific calculations for dates and time, decrypt sensitive Report data, and much more. The Calculated Column options are detailed below.

Calculated Column Options

Calculated ColumnFunction
AddFieldByValueAllow user to add value to selected Data Field
AddFieldsAllows the user to add two Data Fields together
CombineTextFieldsAllows the user to combine two Data Fields into one column
DivideFieldByValueAllows the user to divide a Data Field by the desired value
DivideFieldAllows the user to divide two Data Fields
EncryptedOrPIIDataFieldAllows the user to decrypt encoded data defined when creating a Data Structure
FlowInlineFieldAllows the user to define and run a Flow to perform lookups by displaying strings in a Report
GetDateAgeShows the duration in the year, month, and days between the selected column date to the current.
GetDate
GetDayofWeekGet the day of the week from the selected Data Field
GetDaysBetweenGet days difference between two dates
GetHoursBetweenGet hours difference between two dates
GetMilliSecondsBetweenGet milliseconds difference between two dates
GetMinutesBetween

Get minutes difference between two dates

GetMonthGet month number without year from selected Data Field
  • In order to get month name without year, change Data Field Format to Other and define the Format as MMMM, this can be found under Properties panel > Formatting > Format
GetRemainderFromFieldsGet remainder from two Data Fields
GetSecondsBetweenGet seconds difference between two dates
GetTimesBetweenGet time difference between two dates
GetYear

Get year from selected Data Field

HideOldDatesAllows the user to hide or display null values from a Data Field based on the value provided in the Hide Dates Older Than field
ImageDocumentInlineField
ImageUrlInlineField
LiveUpdateColumnInlineField
MatchInlineFieldAdds a column where the user can put conditions to show different values on each row as desired
MatchRegexFilters the RegexPattern provided by the user for a Data Field and displays only the rows where the RegexPattern is matched
MergeTextInlineFieldProvides the Text Merge Editor where multiple Data Fields can be grouped together
MultiplyFieldByValueAllows the user to multiply the value with selected Data Field
MultiplyFieldsAllows the user to multiply two Data Fields
OpenURLInlineFieldAllow user to construct an URL and provide a link at runtime to open that URL
PercentFieldAllows the user to calculate a percent using two Data Fields
RunFlowInlineFieldAllows the user to run a Flow from a Report
SplitCamelCaseInlineFieldReturn column data in Camel Case form
SubtractFieldByValueAllow the user to subtract value from selected Data Field
SubtractFieldsAllows the user to subtract two Data Fields
TimespanTotalSecondsFieldDisplays timespan in seconds
TimespanTotalMinutesFieldDisplays timespan in minutes
TimespanConstantFormatFieldDisplays timespan in a constant format: (hh\:mm\:ss)
TimespanCustomFormatFieldDisplays timespan in a custom format, the default format is “hh\:mm\:ss” and with this column, the user can change the format
TruncateTextInlineFieldDisplays the shortened value of another Data Field
YesNoInlineFieldDisplays Yes or No values and can be used with a Boolean column; a Boolean column shows True or False values

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