Calculate an Advanced Summary

This document describes how to calculate an advanced summary for report groups using a built-in summary function and arithmetical or logical functions.

[!Warning] Use the approach below if expression bindings are enabled in the Report Designer (the Property Grid provides the Expressions tab ).

See Calculate a Custom Summary if expression bindings are not enabled in the Report Designer (the Property Grid does not provide the Expressions tab).

1. Create a new report or open an existing one and bind it to a data source.

2. Switch to the Group and Sort panel and group the report’s data by the required field. Display the footer for the created group.

   

3. Drop a Label onto the group footer to display the summary result. Click the label’s smart tag and set its Summary Running property to Group.

   

4. Click the ellipsis button for the label’s Expression property.

   

5. This invokes the Summary Expression Editor where you can specify a custom expression with the required summary functions and other logical or arithmetical functions. For example:

   

   [!TIP] See the Expression Constants, Operators, and Functions topic for a complete list of supported summary functions.

6. You can use the Format String property to format the summary’s value.

   

Switch to Print Preview to see the result.