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Field formats & Reports

Jan 16, 2009 03:02pm GuyTurner Enthusiast 13 posts	Hi, before the request: 1/ great solution - thank for the freedom - (ps: don’t become a rigid system that tells us how to run our company); 2/ sorry, if this one has already been covered. Field formats: could we have specific numeric and date fields Field relationships: could we have field that can calcuate from other fields Reports: could horizontal field columns be allowed to summarise (and the results be displayed at the top (or somewhere where you don’t have to scroll to the bottom of the page for!))

Jan 16, 2009 03:29pm Engineering SpecialOps Administrator 3950 posts	Thanks! You’ve discovered our secret sauce ;) We do plan to add more field types (short term but no confirmed date). The calculated field is an interesting idea. We’ll need to see what happens there. Regarding the reports, is the purpose to add up values for column and display a total? We might be able to do something like that…

Jan 16, 2009 03:44pm GuyTurner Enthusiast 13 posts	“Regarding the reports, is the purpose to add up values for column and display a total? We might be able to do something like that…“ Yes. Lots of reporting systems try and force the output / summary of reports. A simple addition of columns can guide most key decisions if the list is filtered and sorted correctly. You can do more complicated summaries in excel but simple totals help guide initial thoughts.

Jan 16, 2009 05:30pm Engineering SpecialOps Administrator 3950 posts	Thanks for the tip, we’ll keep this in mind when we look at the new field options.