Creating a Page Computation

A page computation assigns a value to an identified item when a page is displayed or submitted (rendered and processed).You create a page computation by running the Create Page Computation Wizard. For each computation, specify the item for which you are creating the computation and a computation type.

To create a page computation:

1. Navigate to the appropriate Page Definition. See "Accessing the Page Definition".

2. Access the Create Computation Wizard:

   • Tree view - Under the appropriate event, locate Computations. Right-click and select Create.

   • Component view - Under Computations, click the Create icon.

3. For Item Type, select where the computation will execute and click Next. Location options include:

   • Item on Another Page

   • Item on This Page

   • Application Level Item

4. For Item, select the item and computation point at which you would like to perform the computation:

   1. Compute Item - Select the item the computation will update.

   2. Sequence - Select the order of evaluation.

   3. Computation Point - Select the point at which the computation executes. The computation point On New Instance executes the computation when a new session (or instance) is generated.

   4. Computation Type - Select the method of computation you want to create.

   5. Click Next.

5. In Computation, enter a computation that corresponds to the selected computation type and click Next.

6. On Condition, you can choose to make the computation conditional. To make a computation conditional, make a selection from the Condition Type list and enter text in the expression fields.

7. Click Create.