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Description
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Calculation Name
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The unique name assigned to the calculation.
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Module
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Indicates the tables to make available for selection in the Calculation Editor pane. For example, if FRACAS is selected FRACAS tables are made available for selection in the Calculation Editor pane. You can define calculations for the following modules: FMEA, FRACAS, FTA, Maintainability, Prediction, and RBD.
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Calculation Type
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Indicates whether the calculation to perform is on a numeric field using aggregate functions or a text field using text manipulation functions. Choices are Number and Text. The default is Number.
• When Number is selected, the button and command for inserting fields are available. For more information, see Field Functions.
• When Text is selected, the button and command for inserting text are available. For more information, see Text Functions.
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Calculate Automatically
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Indicates whether to perform the calculation for the record at the time you enter or update a value for a data field used in the equation. This checkbox is display-only until the equation for the calculation is entered for Calculations in the Calculation Editor pane. This is because the equation must first be checked to see if an automatic calculation can be performed. When this checkbox is cleared (default), the calculation is performed only if you select it on the User Defined Calculations page in the Calculate window. For more information, see User Defined Page. When this checkbox is selected, the calculation is performed when you enter or update an equation field value. Additional information about automatic calculations follows this table.
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Calculation Summary
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Displays the data field in which to store the calculation result, an equal sign, and then the equation entered for Calculations in the Calculation Editor pane. This column is display-only. The icon for the field is not shown like it is for Calculations in the Calculation Editor pane. For more information, see Data Fields.
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Remarks
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Any notes or comments about the calculation.
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