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Operator

Type

Context

Operation

Example

+

Add

Arithmetic

Any

[INV:Price]+.50 - Adds $.50 to the Price of each Inventory item.

-

Subtract

Arithmetic

Any

[INV:Price]-.50 - Subtracts $.50 from the Price of each Inventory item.

/

Divide

Arithmetic

Any

[INV:ListPrice]/2 - Divides the List Price by 2.

*

Multiply

Arithmetic

Any

[INV:ListPrice] * [INV:QOH] - Multiplies List Price by Quantity on Hand.

^

To The Power Of

Arithmetic

Any

[INV:V1Cost]^2< - Vendor 1 Cost squared (to the power of 2).

\

(Literal) Treat character that follows as a character and not as a symbol or operator

General

Any

[INV:SalePrice] \* [INV:QtyOrdered] - The Sale price, followed by "*", followed by the Quantity Ordered (i.e., "2.99 * 100", as opposed to "299").

[]

[Listname:FieldName]

General

Any

1- Press [Ins] in the Formula field.
2- Select Matrix Item.
3- Press [Enter].
4- Select Table Code.
[MTX:Table Code] appears in the Formula field.

()

Group

General

Any

([MTX:QOH]+[MTX:QLayaway])*2 - Add Matrix Quantity on Hand to Matrix Layaway Quantity, then multiply the result by 2.

@

Precedes a Function Name

General

Any

@DOW(100200) - Runs the Day of the Week function for 10/02/00. See Filters and Formula Functions.

&

Concatenate - Combine strings of text/numbers together, end-to-end

General

Any

[INV:Category]& [INV:Description]& [MTX:Element Codes] - Inventory Category&, followed by a space, followed by Inventory Description&, followed by a space, followed by Matrix Element Codes.
The & is optional - [INV:Category] [INV:Description] [MTX:Element Codes] produces the same result.

~

Is Empty Field. True if operand it is blank, False if it is not

Logical

Single operand on either side

~[INV:Description] or [INV:Description]~ - Returns True (-1) if the Inventory Description is blank, False (0) if it is not.

~

If first operand is blank, use the second operand

General

Operand on either side

[MTX:Description]~[INV:Description] - Prints the Matrix item Description, if there is one. If there is not, prints the main Inventory item Description.

*

Contains

Logical

Space after field identifier

[INV:Description]{space}*Paper - Returns True if the Inventory Description contains the word "Paper", False if it does not.
Works with non-numeric and numeric data.
[INV:ListPrice]{space}*95 returns True if the Inventory List Price contains "95".

*

Contains

Logical

Non-numeric character on one side

[MTX:Description]{space}*4 - Returns True if the Matrix item Description contains "4" (because the alpha-numeric Description field is non-numeric, even if a particular Description consists entirely of numbers). Compare this to [INV:ListPrice]*95 (without a space) - Multiplies the numeric Inventory List Price field by 95.

*

Begins With

Logical

Space after field identifier

[INV:Description]{space}Steno* - Returns True if the Inventory item Description begins with "Steno". Works for numeric fields.

!

Does Not contain

Logical

Any

[INV:Description]!Paper - Returns True if the Inventory Description does not include the word "Paper", false if it does.

>

Is Greater Than

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]>100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is greater than 100. If QOH = 100, returns False.

<

Is Less Than

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]<100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is less than 100. If QOH = 100, returns False.

>=

Is Greater Than or Equal To

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]>=100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is greater than or equal to 100.

<=

Is Less Than or Equal To

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]<=100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is less than or equal to 100.

<>

Is Not Equal To

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]<>100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand does not equal 100. If QOH = 100, returns False.

!=

Is Not Equal To

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]!= 100 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand does not equal 100. If QOH = 100, returns False.

&&

Must Match Both Criteria

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]>100&&[INV:Price]<5 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is greater than 100 and Price is less than $5.00.

AND

Must Match Both Criteria

Logical

Space before and after the "AND"

[INV:QOH]>100 AND [INV:Price]<5 - Returns True if Inventory Quantity on Hand is greater than 100 and Price is less than $5.00. Converts AND to &&.

||

May Match Either Criteria

Logical

Any

[INV:QOH]>100||[INV:Price]<5 - Returns True if either Inventory Quantity on Hand is greater than 100 or Price is less than $5.00.

OR

May Match Either Criteria

Logical

Space before and after the "OR"

[INV:QOH]>100 OR [INV:Price]<5> - Returns True if eitherInventory Quantity on Hand is greater than 100 or Price is less than $5.00. Converts OR to ||.