{"id":2574,"date":"2017-09-21T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T09:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2022-08-23T15:40:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:40:02","slug":"calculations-in-cradle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/calculations-in-cradle\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculations in Cradle"},"content":{"rendered":"
Calculations<\/h2>\n
It’s possible to calculate values for display, query upon or to set a category within a Cradle item. Calculations can perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.<\/p>\n
Setup<\/h3>\n
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Open Project Setup<\/em> and navigate to the Item Definitions<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n
Ensure you have categories<\/em> set up to contain any inputs you require. In this example Width<\/em> and Length<\/em> of type Real<\/em> have been added and also an additional category of Area<\/em> also of type Real<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Select the Item Types<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n
Add these categories<\/em> to your item type, here it is to the Bedroom item<\/em><\/li>\n
Choose Calculations<\/strong> and add a New<\/strong> one, here called Floor Area<\/em><\/li>\n
Create the calculation<\/em>, in this case multiplying [@CAT:Length] * [@CAT:Width]<\/samp> and set the output type to Real<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Optionally set a category<\/em> with the resultant value, in the example this is Area<\/em><\/li>\n
Save the schema and return to the main interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n