Copy calculated fields in reports
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Hello all,
I think it would be great to be able to copy and paste calculated fields. Especially usefull if you need to created many fields with similar formulas applied to differen source fields.
Is not necessary if we could copy and paste a formula into the editors text field.
Best regards,
Ingo
Hi Ingo,
What you're after is covered via the Freehand SQL calc fields.
There are no plans on supporting such a feature on the simple formula builder option, as it does not support freehand text, so copying/pasting will not be supported.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks,
David
Hi Ingo,
What you're after is covered via the Freehand SQL calc fields.
There are no plans on supporting such a feature on the simple formula builder option, as it does not support freehand text, so copying/pasting will not be supported.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks,
David
Hi David,
I explained it in the other topic I raised yesterday...Freehand SQL is not really an option for the business users, as they only see the logical names of the columns and have no direct access to the DB at times.
Like I said, being able to "just" freehand edit the formula in the "simple" formula builder would make the problem go away, too.
But since that is not possible it would be great to copy a calculated field and then edit the part that needs changing. (e.g. one column in a complicated case statement.
I guess it is the same reasoning as why the copy option that 7.3 offers for charts now was implemented. It just makes live a lot easier and adds to the usability of Yellowfin.
Best regards,
Ingo
Hi David,
I explained it in the other topic I raised yesterday...Freehand SQL is not really an option for the business users, as they only see the logical names of the columns and have no direct access to the DB at times.
Like I said, being able to "just" freehand edit the formula in the "simple" formula builder would make the problem go away, too.
But since that is not possible it would be great to copy a calculated field and then edit the part that needs changing. (e.g. one column in a complicated case statement.
I guess it is the same reasoning as why the copy option that 7.3 offers for charts now was implemented. It just makes live a lot easier and adds to the usability of Yellowfin.
Best regards,
Ingo
Sorry for the delay on this Ingo.
I understand what you're after, but at this point in time, no such feature is planned. Going to have to close this down, but we can re-open if we get more votes on this ;)
Sorry for the delay on this Ingo.
I understand what you're after, but at this point in time, no such feature is planned. Going to have to close this down, but we can re-open if we get more votes on this ;)
Any updates on this one?
Any updates on this one?
Hi David,
Has this request been reviewed or put in a roadmap yet? I think it would be very valuable to freehand in the simple formula builder.
Regards,
Zac
Hi David,
Has this request been reviewed or put in a roadmap yet? I think it would be very valuable to freehand in the simple formula builder.
Regards,
Zac
Hi Zac,
I hope all is well,
Thank you for showing your interest in this. Because of this I have gone ahead and made our wider team aware that this is something you are interested in. No updates as of yet, but going forward I will update you as and when I can.
I hope this is ok and have a good rest of week.
Regards,
Mark
Hi Zac,
I hope all is well,
Thank you for showing your interest in this. Because of this I have gone ahead and made our wider team aware that this is something you are interested in. No updates as of yet, but going forward I will update you as and when I can.
I hope this is ok and have a good rest of week.
Regards,
Mark
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