This is used to calculate a single summary value based on the contents of a numeric list. All values should be numbers.
Compatibility
The macro can be used in all input document types and in Report Studio.
Usage
Note 1: the default output format is F2. You can override this with the format parameter. Note 2: you may also use the calculate parameter to perform calculation on the values.
Parameters(106)
Mandatory(2)
Parameter
Type
Purpose
Options
Default
aggregations
List<String>
Various macros can use aggregations to summarise the data, such as counting a list of values, averaging them, and so on. This can be useful in your reports as it enables you to easily obtain daily, weekly, or monthly values to use in your charts and tables. For more information about using aggregations, see: using aggregations in the help.
All
Count
First
Last
Max
Mean
Min
Sum
N/A
values
List<Object>
The list of values.
N/A
N/A
Behaviour(1)8 additional
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
fatalIf
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the expression evaluates to true. Use 'value' as the macro output in the expression.
N/A
N/A
Additional (8)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
calculate
String
Optional
Post processing formula. Use {value} for the macro output, e.g. {value}/1024.
N/A
N/A
errorOnOverflow
Boolean
Optional
Should NCalc expression evaluation throw error on Overflow
true
false
true
hidden
Boolean
Optional
Whether to hide the macro output.
true
false
false
if
String
Optional
The condition that must be true in order for the macro to be executed/evaluated. Must either evaluate to true or false, for example: "3+5=8" or "contains('abcd', 'z').
N/A
true
mode
MacroMode
Optional
The mode in which variables are stored. In the legacy mode (default for Schedules), the variable created is a string and formatted. In the normal mode (default for Report Studio), the output variable is stored as a strongly-typed theObject, e.g. an Int32 or a List etc., rather than a formatted string.
Legacy
Normal
Legacy
obfuscation
ObfuscationType
Optional
Obfuscation type. Use obfuscation to write reports where sensitive data is hidden. When used, ReportMagic guarantees that the same input string will map to the same output string for the whole of the report (but the next time the report runs, it will most likely map to a different value). If you use obfuscation, the property in your macro will not show up and instead, you will see a fake item of the obfuscation type chosen.
None
UkTown
DeviceName
Company
IpAddress
PrivateIpAddress
None
redact
Boolean
Optional
Whether substituted variables are hidden from macro results (and the word 'REDACTED' will appear in progress screens and elsewhere in the web UI).
true
false
false
warning
String
Optional
If specified, adds a warning message for this macro. This is processed as an NCalc, and the warning message will ALWAYS be present and will be the value of the evaluated NCalc expression.
N/A
N/A
Colours(3)3 additional
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
normalFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The normal font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
normalFontColor
Color
Optional
The normal font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
normalTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The normal table cell background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
Additional (3)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
colorTableCell
Boolean
Optional
Whether to color table cells if thresholds are breached, rather than color the text.
true
false
true
fontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The font background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
fontColor
Color
Optional
The font color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
Formatting(2)3 additional
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
normalFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the normal font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
normalFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the normal font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
Additional (3)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
fontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
fontSize
Double
Optional
Change the font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
format
String
Optional
The formatting to use for numbers. You can also specify 'format=string' to force numbers to be treated as strings.
N/A
N/A
Conditional Formatting(69)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
criticalAfter
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is after this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
criticalBefore
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is before this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
criticalEq
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The critical font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
criticalFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
criticalFontColor
Color
Optional
The critical font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
criticalFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the critical font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
criticalGe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is greater than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalGt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is greater than this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalIf
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the expression evaluates to true. Use 'value' as the macro output in the expression.
N/A
N/A
criticalLe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is less than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalLt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is less than this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalNe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'critical' if the output is not equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
criticalTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The critical table cell background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
errorAfter
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is after this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
errorBefore
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is before this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
errorEq
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
errorFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The error font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
errorFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the error font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
errorFontColor
Color
Optional
The error font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
errorFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the error font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
errorGe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is greater than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
errorGt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is greater than this value.
N/A
N/A
errorIf
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the expression evaluates to true. Use 'value' as the macro output in the expression.
N/A
N/A
errorLe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is less than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
errorLt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is less than this value.
N/A
N/A
errorNe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'error' if the output is not equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
errorTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The error table cell background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
fatalAfter
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is after this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
fatalBefore
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is before this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
fatalEq
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The fatal font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
fatalFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the fatal font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
fatalFontColor
Color
Optional
The fatal font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
fatalFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the fatal font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
fatalGe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is greater than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalGt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is greater than this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalLe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is less than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalLt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is less than this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalNe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'fatal' if the output is not equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
fatalTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The fatal table cell background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
infoAfter
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is after this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
infoBefore
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is before this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
infoEq
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
infoFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The info font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
infoFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the info font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
infoFontColor
Color
Optional
The info font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
infoFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the info font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
infoGe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is greater than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
infoGt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is greater than this value.
N/A
N/A
infoIf
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the expression evaluates to true. Use 'value' as the macro output in the expression.
N/A
N/A
infoLe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is less than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
infoLt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is less than this value.
N/A
N/A
infoNe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'info' if the output is not equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
infoTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The info table cell background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
warningAfter
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is after this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
warningBefore
DateTimeOffset
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is before this DateTime UTC.
N/A
N/A
warningEq
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
warningFontBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The warning font background color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
warningFontBold
Boolean
Optional
Change the warning font weight (true=strong, false=normal). If omitted, no change is made.
true
false
N/A
warningFontColor
Color
Optional
The warning font color to use. If omitted, no change is made.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
warningFontSize
Double
Optional
Change the warning font size in points. If omitted, no change is made.
From 2 to 200
N/A
warningGe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is greater than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
warningGt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is greater than this value.
N/A
N/A
warningIf
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the expression evaluates to true. Use 'value' as the macro output in the expression.
N/A
N/A
warningLe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is less than or equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
warningLt
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is less than this value.
N/A
N/A
warningNe
String
Optional
The macro is considered 'warning' if the output is not equal to this value.
N/A
N/A
warningTableCellBackgroundColor
Color
Optional
The warning table cell background color to use.
A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.
N/A
Output(1)7 additional
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
listDelimiter
Char
Optional
The output list delimiter.
N/A
;
Additional (7)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
failureText
String
Optional
The text to display should the macro fail to execute. Note that a poorly-specified macro (e.g. omitting mandatory parameters) will still result in an error message.
N/A
N/A
failureVariable
String
Optional
The name of a variable to create should the macro fail to execute. The variable will be a text variable, and will contain either the failure text (only if the failureText parameter is set), otherwise it will contain the exception / failure message.
N/A
N/A
outputListsAsJarray
Normal mode
Boolean
Optional
Any macros that output lists can optionally (in Normal mode) output a jArray instead.
true
false
true
storeAs
String
Optional
The variable to store the result as.
N/A
N/A
storeAsHidden
String
Optional
The variable to store the result as, while hiding the output. Equivalent to 'storeAs=ThisValue, hidden=true'.
N/A
N/A
storeAsVariableDelimiter
Char
Optional
The delimiter used by storeAs to split the input (Legacy mode only), when there are multiple stored variables. For example, in this macro, we indicate that the value to be stored should be split by the asterisk when being stored: [String:value=a*b*c*d, storeAs=var1;var2;var3;var4, storeAsVariableDelimiter=*]
N/A
;
storeFormattedValueAs
String
Optional
The name of the STRING variable to store the result as and output (both will use the same format) into the report. Note that if you also use 'storeAsHidden' in the same macro, you should not expect the output to be hidden, as this parameter overrides that.
N/A
N/A
General(2)5 additional
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
aggregations
List<String>
Mandatory
Various macros can use aggregations to summarise the data, such as counting a list of values, averaging them, and so on. This can be useful in your reports as it enables you to easily obtain daily, weekly, or monthly values to use in your charts and tables. For more information about using aggregations, see: using aggregations in the help.
All
Count
First
Last
Max
Mean
Min
Sum
N/A
values
List<Object>
Mandatory
The list of values.
N/A
N/A
Additional (5)
Parameter
Type
Presence
Purpose
Options
Default
comment
String
Optional
Add a comment to make your document template more readable. The comment is discarded in the output document.
N/A
N/A
desiredExecutionResult
List<ExecutionResult>
Optional
If specified, asserts the expected execution result of the macro. Accepts a single value or a semicolon-separated list of acceptable values (e.g. 'Success;Warning'). The macro executes normally; if the actual result matches any of the desired values, the result is converted to Success. If the actual result does not match, the result is converted to MacroError with a descriptive message. This is primarily used for testing and diagnostic purposes. Valid values are: Unknown, Success, MacroError, WorkerStopped, Running, Warning, NeverRun, Cancelled, Pending, Paused, SystemError, Deferred, Stopped.
Cancelled
Deferred
MacroError
NeverRun
Paused
Pending
Running
Stopped
Success
SystemError
Warning
WorkerStopped
N/A
expectedType
String
Optional
If specified, asserts the expected output type of the macro result. The macro executes normally; if the actual type does not match, a macro error is generated. Requires 'storeAs', 'storeAsHidden', or 'storeFormattedValueAs' to be set for typed validation. Valid types include CLR names (e.g. Int32, Int64, Single, Double, Boolean, String, JArray, JObject) and C# keyword aliases (e.g. int, long, float, double, bool, string, uint, ulong, short, ushort, byte, sbyte, decimal, char, object). The special value 'Number' matches any numeric type.
N/A
N/A
expectedValue
String
Optional
If specified, asserts the expected output value of the macro result. The macro executes normally; if the actual value does not match, a macro error is generated. When 'storeAs' or 'storeAsHidden' is set, the stored variable value is compared. Otherwise, the document output text is compared.
N/A
N/A
singleValueList
Normal mode
Boolean
Optional
In Normal Mode and for macros that output JArrays only, whether to convert a JArray of single-property jObjects into a flat JArray of values.
true
false
false
Deprecated(2)
Parameter
Type
Preferred Parameter
Purpose
Options
Default
aggregation
List<String>
aggregations
Various macros can use aggregations to summarise the data, such as counting a list of values, averaging them, and so on. This can be useful in your reports as it enables you to easily obtain daily, weekly, or monthly values to use in your charts and tables. For more information about using aggregations, see: using aggregations in the help.
All
Count
First
Last
Max
Mean
Min
Sum
N/A
delimiter
Char
listDelimiter
The output list delimiter.
N/A
;
Examples (13)
Example 1Normal mode
This Normal Mode example demonstrates finding multiple aggregations from an input list, and outputs a JObject that contains a property name and value for each aggregation. Finally, the [Calculate:] macro shorthand [.:] is used to select a property from the JObject and output to the report:
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to create a list
[=: `list(3, 2, 1)`, =>List1]
// Obtain the Min and Max aggregations and store the result in a variable
[List.SummaryValue: values={=List1}, aggregations=Min;Max, mode=Normal, =>Aggregations]
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to obtain the properties from the JObject
Min = [.:Aggregations.Min]
Max = [.:Aggregations.Max]
Outputs:Min = 1.00
Max = 3.00
Example 2Normal mode
This Normal Mode example demonstrates finding multiple aggregations from an input 'table' (list of lists), and outputs a JObject that contains a property name and value for each aggregation. Finally, the [Calculate:] macro shorthand [.:] is used to select a property from the JObject and output to the report:
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to create a table (list of lists)
[=: `list(list(3), list(2), list(1))`, =>Table]
// Obtain the Min and Max aggregations and store the result in a variable
[List.SummaryValue: values={=Table}, aggregations=Min;Max, mode=Normal, =>Aggregations]
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to obtain the properties from the JObject
Min = [.:Aggregations.Min]
Max = [.:Aggregations.Max]
Outputs:Min = 1.00
Max = 3.00
Example 3Normal mode
This Normal Mode example demonstrates finding multiple aggregations from an input array / list of JObjects, and outputs a JObject that contains the aggregations. Finally, the [Calculate:] macro shorthand [.:] is used to select a property from the JObject and output to the report:
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to create a list of JObjects
[=: `list(jObject('Item', 1), jObject('Item', 2) ,jObject('Item', 3), jObject('Item', 9))`, mode=Normal, =>JObjects]
// Obtain the Min and Max aggregations and store the result in a variable
[List.SummaryValue: values={=JObjects}, aggregations=First;Last;Count, mode=Normal, =>Aggregations]
// Use the Calculate macro shorthand to obtain the properties from the JObject
First = [.:Aggregations.First.Item]
Last = [.:Aggregations.Last.Item]
Count = [.:Aggregations.Count]
This example obtains the Min, Mean, and Max values for the values, and for each value, adds 50 to the result, outputting the final values using the N1 format (1 decimal place).
[List.SummaryValue: values=1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10, storeAs=a, aggregations=PercentConditionMet(value>1) as PercentConditionMet1;PercentConditionMet(value>5) as PercentConditionMet5]