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September 25, 2025
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Check Boxes and Cacluated Fields

  • September 25, 2025
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I am trying to create a trave & traing PDF form.  I’m running into issues with the following…

If the check box is checked the employee gets reimbursed.  If it s not checked the company paid for the expense. They will type the amount in the amount fields.

 

 

 

I would like a summary that totals each section (see below) but I’m finding some issues and I’m not sure how to ask the question and get any response that makes sense.  I also do not right JavaScript.

If I add the a sum using the calulate tab in text field properties using the amount total  of each section, it cannot be overwritten or corrected.

I’ve tried an “if” formula found on the web to add add the amount if checked.  It didn’t function as I had hoped.

Ideally I would like it to add the amount recorded in the transportation field if checked – under the Employee Reimbursement and if unchecked it goes into the Event Expenses.

Employee Check Request Total totals everything under Employee Reimbursement.  Total Event Expense Totals the calculated amounts under Event Expenses plus the amount Employee Check Request Total. I do not mind if it adds from the category totals. 

Side note: The transportation totals could be a combination of the categories. 

 

1 reply

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Community Expert
September 25, 2025

You want the user to enter the numbers in the Employee Reimbursement column, then move that number to the Event Expense column if the box is not checked, or copy it to the Event Expense column?

Participant
September 25, 2025

The Employee Reimbursement field in the orange box would get the total from transportation amount if checked.  

If the there is any amount info in the transportaion amount and the box is not checked it would put that total in the Event Expense column (orange field).

To get the Total Event Expense - I would like the amounts in the Employee Reimbursement and the Event Expense totaled without duplicating or leaving out amounts.  

I would like everything to be auto-populated in the summary so the employee only has to fill in the data one time.