Calculated Field not available as Summary Number

AdamDIG
AdamDIG Member
in Magic ETL

We're using Beast Mode to take the absolute value of another column, eg `abs(amount)`, and we'd like to use this value to calculate the summary number, but the field is not available in the drop down. 

All of the other posts I've read simply say that the summary number has to be an aggregate value, and that doesn't seem to apply to this case, since we have no problem using the original column (amount). 

Has anyone else run into this? Is the only solution to move the calculation to a dataflow? 

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  • Valiant
    Valiant Coach
    Answer ✓

    Try this: 

    SUM(ABS(`Amount`))

    ABS by itself doens't combine the numbers into a single value.

     

    Sincerely,
    Valiant

     

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  • Valiant
    Valiant Coach
    Answer ✓

    Try this: 

    SUM(ABS(`Amount`))

    ABS by itself doens't combine the numbers into a single value.

     

    Sincerely,
    Valiant

     

    **Please mark "Accept as Solution" if this post solves your problem
    **Say "Thanks" by clicking the "heart" in the post that helped you. 

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