m-Power Manual

Parameter Calculations   Parameter calculations are a great technique when you are trying to pass a value between multiple applications. For example, you would like to pass a value from the URL to the output page to determine some conditional calculations. In our case, our calculation would accept a value, then a conditional calculation would Read the rest of this document »

Suppressing Calculation Error Messages   Beginning with the June 2012 update of m-Power, developers will have the option to disable certain Calculation error messages within the m-Power interface. Historically, when a developer created a calculation, m-Power would automatically take the syntax of this calculation and attempt to run it directly on the licensed database. If Read the rest of this document »

Calculation Screen   m-Power’s Calculation screen includes the following features: Calculations as Sequence keys and Record Selection fields — Calculations have been completely redesigned to take full advantage of SQL. Now almost every calculation is available to use as a sequence field or record selection field. Sequence/Record Selection Availability — The Work-with Calculation screen now Read the rest of this document »

Copy Calculations   This feature allows you to copy preexisting calculations quickly within the same application. Whether you need to copy one or one hundred, this is an easy and effective way to mass produce similar calculations. Copying Calcs in Retrievals, Reports & Graphs, and Maintenance Applications Enter the Calculations screen and create a calculation Read the rest of this document »

Conditional Calculations   Conditional Calculations are a great tool to be able to customize your application and take them to the next level. Some examples of conditional calculations could be: To control the color of individual data. For instance, you could divide data output into three different color groups: red (for low performing values), yellow Read the rest of this document »