Re: why calculated item doesn't get updated to database?

Try to use TEXT ITEM instead of DISPLAY ITEM.

Hope this helps.

Brandon Lee wrote:
>
> hi anyone,
> in my form i defined a database display item called total to have the
> following properties:
> Calculation Mode: Formula
> Formula: :inv_ordertail.qty * :inv_ordertail.unitprice
>
> On the screen it changes as when the operands change. But when i commit to
> database, the total column is empty! Why is this so? Is there another
> property which i haven't set?

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