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Arguments
Arguments are the values used in a calculation. Arguments include the
following:
* items, standard items, and array items
* functions and standard functions
* function arguments
* constants
* parameters
* column calculation results
* expressions
Priority of Arguments
Items, array items, standard items, user-defined table or layout
functions, user-defined global functions, function arguments and standard
functions can have the same names. If the same names occur in a report,
they are ranked in this order of priority:
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| Rank Name, i.e., customer-no |
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| 1 Aggregate Index (see Aggregate/Array Operations) |
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| 2 Function Argument |
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| 3 Calculated Item |
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| 4 Item |
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| 5 Standard Item |
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If the same names occur and are followed by an open parenthesis, they are
ranked in this order:
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| Rank Name (expression), i.e., turnover(4) |
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| 1 Function Argument |
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| 2 Table or Layout Function |
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| 3 Global Functions |
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| 4 Item |
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| 5 Standard Function |
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For example, if DATE is the name of both a calculated item and a standard
item, it is used as a calculated item, which has the higher priority.
Or, if AMOUNT is the name of a function argument and a calculated item,
any reference to AMOUNT in the function's formula will be considered a
reference to the function argument AMOUNT.
Standard items and standard functions can be explicitly specified as
shown in this example:
STANDARD.DATE
which is the standard item date.
Related Sections
* Arrays and Array Items
* Aggregate/Array Operations
* Column Calculation Results
* Constants
* Functions
* Items
* Parameters
* Standard Items