Placing a Running Count on a Report

Description

This procedure explains how to place a running count of items on a report that produces something like the following. Note the sequence of numbers at the left of each Product ID.

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  1. Create a calculated field. In this case the name is running. Its expression is run_count(product->product_ID). You could count any item on the Detail section of the report.

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  2. Drag the new calculated field from the Drag and Drop list and place it on the report.

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Thanks to

Robert Tishkevich

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