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Percentages in group totals
I make many financial reports and I am having trouble making the percentages
work properly on group total lines. The totals sum up many detail lines and work fine, but since you can't add the percentages from the detail lines, it won't work. The detail lines have a percentage and work correctly. I have been using an average formula currently of the group lines, but you can't take an average of an average either. But it gets me closer. Does anyone have a simple solution for a relative intermediate user? Thanks. Account Name Budget Expense Balance Percentage Account 1 $100 $25 $75 25% Account 2 $200 $100 $100 50% Total $300 $125 $175 42% ** **the problem |
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Percentages in group totals
"Accountant" wrote: I make many financial reports and I am having trouble making the percentages work properly on group total lines. The totals sum up many detail lines and work fine, but since you can't add the percentages from the detail lines, it won't work. The detail lines have a percentage and work correctly. I have been using an average formula currently of the group lines, but you can't take an average of an average either. But it gets me closer. Does anyone have a simple solution for a relative intermediate user? Thanks. Account Name Budget Expense Balance Percentage Account 1 $100 $25 $75 25% Account 2 $200 $100 $100 50% Total $300 $125 $175 42% ** **the problem |
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Percentages in group totals
Aren't you looking for a simple:
=Sum(Expense)/Sum(Budget) -- Duane Hookom Microsoft Access MVP "Accountant" wrote: I make many financial reports and I am having trouble making the percentages work properly on group total lines. The totals sum up many detail lines and work fine, but since you can't add the percentages from the detail lines, it won't work. The detail lines have a percentage and work correctly. I have been using an average formula currently of the group lines, but you can't take an average of an average either. But it gets me closer. Does anyone have a simple solution for a relative intermediate user? Thanks. Account Name Budget Expense Balance Percentage Account 1 $100 $25 $75 25% Account 2 $200 $100 $100 50% Total $300 $125 $175 42% ** **the problem |
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Percentages in group totals
That seems to work. I thought it had to be simple, but I couldn't get the
exact syntax. Thanks. "Duane Hookom" wrote: Aren't you looking for a simple: =Sum(Expense)/Sum(Budget) -- Duane Hookom Microsoft Access MVP "Accountant" wrote: I make many financial reports and I am having trouble making the percentages work properly on group total lines. The totals sum up many detail lines and work fine, but since you can't add the percentages from the detail lines, it won't work. The detail lines have a percentage and work correctly. I have been using an average formula currently of the group lines, but you can't take an average of an average either. But it gets me closer. Does anyone have a simple solution for a relative intermediate user? Thanks. Account Name Budget Expense Balance Percentage Account 1 $100 $25 $75 25% Account 2 $200 $100 $100 50% Total $300 $125 $175 42% ** **the problem |
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