Both D10.OCONV and AR.TOT.USD.FRGN are using D10 which is already converted.
Jerry Banker > -----Original Message----- > From: Baker Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:07 PM > To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' > Subject: [U2] Totaling an Oconv'd DICT column > > Hey, > > UV 10.2 / PIOPEN Flavor > > I'm trying to resolve an erratic issue with totaling on some reports, > where it runs the column out to 9 decimals. > > It only happens when we apply the 'MD2' conversion with an OCONV, > rather than using the Conv field in the DICT item. > And, it does not happen consistently. > > Why, then, do it this way? Because we must decide whether to present a > foreign currency amount, or a USD amount. > We store the foreign currency amount in its output format, but USD in > its internal format. > Our accountants want the AR Amount to appear in the same column, > regardless of currency code. > > Consider the DICTs: > > This is what formerly appeared on reports, before handling other > currencies: > > Top of "D10" in "DICT CRJ", 6 lines, 51 characters. > 001: D ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AMOUNT > 002: 10 > 003: MD2 > 004: A/R-TOTAL > 005: 10R > 006: S > Bottom. > > For diagnostic purposes only, to demonstrate there is no embedded > decimal in the data: > > Top of "D10.RAW" in "DICT CRJ", 6 lines, 52 characters. > 001: D AR AMT WITH NO (02/04/08,RBH) > 002: 10 > 003: > 004: AR-TOT RAW > 005: 10R > 006: S > Bottom. > > A simple form of the actual OCONV, without the conditional IF: > > Top of "D10.OCONV" in "DICT CRJ", 20 lines, 542 characters. > 001: I AR AMT - Oconv'd (2/5/8, rbh) > 002: OCONV(D10,"MD2") > 003: > 004: AR-TOT OCONV > 005: 16R > 006: S > > What is used now in the report; We present field 10 if USD, or field 26 > (already converted) otherwise: > > Top of "AR.TOT.USD.FRGN" in "DICT CRJ", 20 lines, 1,407 characters. > 001: I ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AMOUNT USD / FGRN (JMK, 15 MAR 2007) > 002: IF D22 = "USD" OR D22 = "" THEN OCONV(D10,"MD2") ELSE D26 > 003: > 004: A/R-TOTAL > 005: 10R > 006: S > > Top of "D26" in "DICT CRJ", 6 lines, 57 characters. > 001: D FOREIGN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AMOUNT > 002: 26 > 003: > 004: A/R-TOTAL > 005: 10R > 006: S > Bottom. > > The output: > > LIST CRJ TOTAL D10 TOTAL D10.RAW TOTAL D10.OCONV TOTAL AR.TOT.USD.FRGN > TOTAL D26 ID.SUP DET.SUP > > A/R-TOTAL. AR-TOT RAW AR-TOT OCONV.... A/R-TOTAL. A/R-TOTAL > > ========== ========== ================ ========== ========== > nnnnnn86.5 nnnnnn8655 nnnnnn86.5499989 nnnnnn49.8 35.64 > 5 399989 > > Beaucoup records listed. > > [actual figures masked] > > Thanks for any insights offered, or diagnostic steps. > > -Baker > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
