Details on Add/Edit Rule


Use these dialogs to define or edit a color rule for a calculated value. This will make sure certain values stand out with a specific color or formatting.

  1. In the Calculated Value Settings dialog, go to the Values page.

  2. Click on the Add Rule... button to add a rule. To edit an existing rule, double-click on the rule of interest in the list.

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Option

Description

Rule type

Specifies which rule type to add. See below for descriptions of all available rule types.

Value

Defines the value or values the rule should apply to. The available options depend on the rule type selected. See Details on Point/Value Menu for descriptions of all the options in this menu.

Color

Specifies the color to use for the rule.

Font style

Specifies the font style to use for the rule. You can show calculated values using Regular, Bold or Italic font style.

 

Available rule types:

Rule Type

Description

Top

Sets the top number of items to the selected appearance. Specify the number of items to affect in the Value field.

Note: In some cases more than the defined number of items may be affected by a rule. For example, if the rule states that the top three items should be yellow, and four items represent the highest value, then all four of these items will become yellow.

Bottom

Sets the bottom number of items to the selected appearance. Specify the number of items to affect in the Value field.

Note: In some cases more than the defined number of items may be affected by a rule. For example, if the rule states that the bottom three items should be yellow, and four items represent the lowest value, then all four of these items will become yellow.

Between

Sets all the items representing values between the two specified values to the selected appearance. Specify the values in the two Value fields.

Equal to

Sets all the items representing values that are equal to the specified value to the selected appearance.

Not equal to

Sets all the items representing values that are not equal to the specified value to the selected appearance.

Greater than

Sets all the items representing values greater than the specified value to the selected appearance.

Greater than or equal to

Sets all the items representing values greater than or equal to the specified value to the selected appearance.

Less than

Sets all the items representing values less than the specified value to the selected appearance.

Less than or equal to

Sets all the items representing values less than or equal to the specified value to the selected appearance.

Boolean expression

Lets you define a boolean expression. All the items for which the expression is true will get the specified appearance. See To add a boolean expression as a rule for a description. To learn more about custom expressions in general, see Custom Expressions Introduction.

See also:

Calculated Value Settings - Values