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Badhawg66
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September 13, 2023
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Help with Custom Calculations

  • September 13, 2023
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Hello,

 

I'm preparing a form that calculates a projects complexity based off of the project length and the number of utilities. The Project Length field will either be less than, greater than or equal to 1 mile and the No of UTs field would be a range of utilities. For example, a project with 7-10 utilities and a length of 1 mile or more would be a complexity level 7. I couldn't find a discussion where someone had the same problem.

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    Correct answer Badhawg66

    This is not valid:

    (this.getField("No of UTs").value >= 4 && <= 6)

    You need to either use a variable, or repeat the full statement for each condition, like this:

    (this.getField("No of UTs").value >= 4 && this.getField("No of UTs").value <= 6)


    I wish I knew how to use variables but this script seems to work just fine. Thank you for your help!

     

    if((this.getField("No of UTs").value == 1))
    {
    event.value = 1;
    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value <= 3))
    {
    event.value = 2;
    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value >= 3))
    {
    event.value = 3;
    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 4))
    {
    event.value = 4;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 5))
    {
    event.value = 4;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 6))
    {
    event.value = 4;
    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 4))
    {
    event.value = 5;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 5))
    {
    event.value = 5;

    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 6))
    {
    event.value = 5;
    }
    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 7))
    {
    event.value = 6;

    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 8))
    {
    event.value = 6;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 9))
    {
    event.value = 6;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 10))
    {
    event.value = 6;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 7))

    {
    event.value = 7;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 8))

    {
    event.value = 7;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 9))

    {
    event.value = 7;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 10))

    {
    event.value = 7;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 11))
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 12))
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 13))
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 14))
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 15))
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 11))
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 12))
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 13))
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 14))
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }

    if((this.getField("Proj Length").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs").value = 15))
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }


    if((this.getField("No of UTs").value >= 15))
    {
    event.value = 10;
    }
    else
    {
    // do nothing
    }

    1 reply

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 13, 2023

    You need to better define the formula for this calculation...

    > The Project Length field will either be less than, greater than or equal to 1 mile

    So basically, any possible value...

    > and the No of UTs field would be a range of utilities.

    Not very descriptive...

    > For example, a project with 7-10 utilities and a length of 1 mile or more would be a complexity level 7.

    Why? What's the formula to arrive to that? Why not 10? Why not 8? Is it the product of the length by the number of utilities? What's the cut-off? A lot of info missing there.

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    Badhawg66Author
    Inspiring
    September 13, 2023

    I apologize for being so vague. I'm trying to get rid of this cheat sheet I use. I'm hoping there's a way to make a script or multiple scripts that will help us figure out the complexity based off of the project length and number of utilities.

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 27, 2023

    Here is my script (It says I have syntax errors but I don't know what they are or how to fix them) If none of the conditions are true I want the Complexity field to stay blank. What am I doing wrong?

     

    if(this.getField("No of UTs#1").value == 1)
    {
    event.value = 1;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value <= 3)
    {
    event.value = 2;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 3)
    {
    event.value = 3;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 4 && <=6)
    {
    event.value = 4;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 4 && <=6)
    {
    event.value = 5;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 7 && <=10)
    {
    event.value = 6;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 7 && <=10)
    {
    event.value = 7;
    }

    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 11 && <=15)
    {
    event.value = 8;
    }
    if(this.getField("Proj Length#1").value > 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 11 && <=15)
    {
    event.value = 9;
    }

    if(this.getField("No of UTs#1").value >= 15)
    {
    event.value = 10;

    }

    else

    {

    // do nothing

    }

     


    Each condition after the if-statement has to be encapsulated in a set of parentheses.

    So instead of this:

    if (this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value <= 3) {

    You must use this:

    if ((this.getField("Proj Length#1").value < 1) && (this.getField("No of UTs#1").value <= 3)) {

    etc.

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