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Simplified Field Notation: Calculation field not updating in real-time

poetickinetics
Registered: Nov 18 2010
Posts: 3
Answered

Hi everyone,
 
I'm new to forms and I'm trying to perform some very simple calculations on a sales/commission invoice...
I'm using Acrobat 9.
 
I have the following Fields (all in Number Format), all which are to be input by the user.
 
SalePrice
CommissionPercentage |This is numerical, 2 decimal places instead of Percentage format.
GrossCommission | SalePrice * CommissionPercentage
ConjunctionalPercentage |This is numerical, 2 decimal places instead of Percentage format.
ConjunctionalFee | SalePrice * ConjunctionalPercentage
NetCommission | GrossCommission - ConjunctionalFee
 
I'm entering the calculations in the 'Simplified Field Notation' area of the relevant field.
 
If I don't adjust the 'ConjunctionalPercentage', the the 'GrossCommission' and 'NetCommision' work fine, they update in real-time.
When I insert a figure into the 'ConjunctionalPercentage' field, the 'ConjunctionalFee' updates in real-time, however the 'NetCommission' doesn't.
The NetCommission field is one step behind, ie if I enter the 'ConjunctionalPercentage' as 1.0, nothing happens, but then if I enter 2.0 in the 'conjunctionalPercentage', the NetCommission is calculated based on the previous figure: 1.0.
 
If I update the 'ConjunctionalPercentage' figure by adding a 0 to the end, the calculation is correct, however this is not ideal.
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you.
 
~ PoeticKinetics.
      

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My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Accepted Answer
Most likely the field calculation order is not correct, so you need to set it so it makes sense for your form. See the Acrobat help doc for more info.
poetickinetics
Registered: Nov 18 2010
Posts: 3
Brilliant!

Thank you for your prompt response. You are correct.

~ PoeticKinetics

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View and download my Archtiectual Photography and DJ Sets
http://poetickinetics.silk.com