How to Create/Use a Formula in Flex Reports
Updated May 17, 2022
To access Flex Reports, select menu option:
Management > Site Setup > Website Setup, Site Customization, Flex Reports, or for newer sites, Person Icon in Upper Right > Website Setup > Site Customization > Flex Reports
- Click the pencil to edit the Flex Report
- Remember to use Save As to make a copy of the V2 report.
- Or create a new flex report: Click New Report.
- Go to the Report Display tab:
- On the right side of the screen, click “Add Display Column”
A formula can only be used on number fields, such as Net, Barter, Gross, Invoice total, Split Rep %, etc.
To create a formula for Sales Tax we will use:
Net * State Tax Rate
To create this in the report:
- Type your column heading “State Tax”
- Select the Data Source “vwCustomReport_ProductionJobJacket_v2, from the drop-down list
- Select the Net field from the Source fields drop-down:
- Click the + sign to add the field to the formula box.
- Next, type your mathematical operator “✱”
- Type the State Sales Tax Rate in decimal format
- In this example we will use “.0625”
- You can also Group, Total, Count, calculate Average, Min, and Max on this field, just like on any other fields in the report.
- Click Save and run or preview your report with the new calculated field.
If you make a mistake – you can backspace and correct your formula. If you need to use a custom field, you can change the Data Set, and select your custom field from the Source Fields.
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