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Variable syntax

What is the meaning of variable vDate :  DATE =  {1} , MTD= {1}?

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Gysbert_Wassenaar
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Partner - Champion III

That variable is probably used in a set analysis expression like =Sum({< $(vDate) >} Amount). After the dollar expansion it would become =Sum({< DATE =  {1} , MTD= {1} >} Amount). That would calculate the sum of Amount over the set of records where Date = 1 and MTD = 1.


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Gysbert_Wassenaar
Partner - Champion III
Partner - Champion III

That variable is probably used in a set analysis expression like =Sum({< $(vDate) >} Amount). After the dollar expansion it would become =Sum({< DATE =  {1} , MTD= {1} >} Amount). That would calculate the sum of Amount over the set of records where Date = 1 and MTD = 1.


talk is cheap, supply exceeds demand