hi all
subject sounds bit compliated, but in reality, hoping this should not be.
i have a requirement where i wish to calculate a new measure from a single measure over different rows.
it stems from a hierarchy problem.
one level of the hierarchy, incorporates figures from other levels. each row is a level of its own, so i have to deduct the child level from the parent level.
e.g.
here is my standing data. L1 incorporates L2 data
L1 10
L2 6
what i need to output is this
L1 4
L2 6
i am hoping this can be done via some form of set function, and not have to create xcross tabs or extra tables.
here is another example to help make things clearer
Dataset
| Company | Profit |
| A | 600.00 |
| B | 300.00 |
| C | 200.00 |
Above, Company C is rolled up into Company A (600), and Company A has its own profits (400).
I want to report all Company profits on their own, so somehow i need to interrogate the dataset when working out Company A's profit, to deduct the 200 from 600 and report 400. So the report should look like this.
| Company | Profit |
| A | 400.00 |
| B | 300.00 |
| C | 200.00 |
hope this is clearer, should have spent the time doing this before,
thanks
glen
