Creating Assignments Using the Expression Manager

Open a report template in RDA.

  1. Click the object (section, variable, data item, and so forth) to which you want to attach event rules.

  2. From the Edit menu, select Event Rules.

  3. On the Event Rules Design form, select an event from the events drop-down list box.

  4. Click the existing statement to add a statement to follow it.

  5. Select Assignment/Expression from the Insert menu.

  6. On the Assignment form, in the To Object list, select the field to which you want to assign a value.

  7. Click the ƒ(x) button at the end of the From Object/Literal field.

  8. On the Expression Manager form, enter an expression using the fields in the Available Information list, the calculator, and the Advanced Functions.

  9. When the expression is complete, click OK.

  10. On the Event Rules Design form, select Save from the File menu.