In An EText Template The SUM Function Does Not Calculate Properly
(Doc ID 2010122.1)
Last updated on APRIL 23, 2021
Applies to:
BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) - Version 10.1.3.4.0 to 11.1.1.7.x [Release 10.1 to 11.1]Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
In BI Publisher 10g or 11g:
Using the SUM function in an eText template does not calculate properly.
In other words, this works:
((SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,5,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT) + (SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,7,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT) + (SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,9,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT))* 100
But this does not work:
SUM(((SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,5,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT) + (SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,7,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT) + (SUBSTR(ACCOUNT_NUMBER,9,2) * DEPOSIT_AMOUNT))* 100)
Cause
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