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Hello all,
until just now i've been able to pretty much find an answer to all my questions using these fora, thanks for that!
I'm trying to add a 'custom' column to the end of my matrix.
Right now it looks like:
| Q1 | Q2 | |||||
| Actual | Forecast | Actual | Forecast | TOTAL ACTUAL | TOTAL FORECAST | |
| Sales | 100 | 50 | 75 | 200 | 175 | 250 |
When i add a calculated column (DIFFERENCE = Actual - Forecast) this is also done for the Q1 and Q2 values.
I want the calculation to be done only on the TOTAL ACTUAL and TOTAL FORECAST values, as so:
| Q1 | Q2 | ||||||
| Actual | Forecast | Actual | Forecast | TOTAL ACTUAL | TOTAL FORECAST | DIFFERENCE | |
| Sales | 100 | 50 | 75 | 200 | 175 | 250 | -75 |
I've tried a lot, and haven't had any luck. Who can help me out?
Thanks!
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