m-Power Manual

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 »

Add/Subtract Dates using the Java Date Translator   The Java Date Translator is a very powerful tool, commonly used to determine the difference between two dates (Most date conversion can now be accomplished with a UDF). However, there is an often overlooked feature that has proved to be useful to a number of our clients, 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 »

Displaying System Variables within a Web Application   There are numerous times when a developer needs to display System Variables within a Web Application. This can be done easily through the calculation screen. Simply create a System Variable Calculation. Simply select “System Value” from the “Calc Type” dropdown list. Next, specify a description for this Read the rest of this document »

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 »

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 »

Java Date Translator (External Object)   mrc supplies a date translator specifically for use with generated Web/Servlet applications. This Java class is named mrc.servlet.MrcDateTranslator and resides in mrcextobj.jar. The object definition is shown below. If this object definition is not on your system, then a cumulative update from August 1, 2004 or later will install Read the rest of this document »