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Returns the value of expression evaluated with the chart's dimension values as they appear on the last row of
the current column segment in a table or, in the case of bitmap charts, in the chart's straight table equivalent.
If the chart is one-dimensional or if the expression is preceded by the total qualifier, the current column segment
is always equal to the entire column.
If the table or table equivalent has multiple vertical dimensions, the current column segment will include
only rows with the same values as the current row in all dimension columns except for the column showing
the last dimension in the inter field sort order. The inter field sort order for pivot tables is defined simply by
the order of the dimensions from left to right. For other chart types this can be manipulated in the Chart
Properties: Sort dialog.
Specifying an offset greater than 1 lets you move the evaluation of expression up to rows above the bottom
row. A negative offset number will actually make the bottom function equivalent to a top function with the
corresponding positive offset number. Recursive calls will return NULL.
By specifying a third parameter n greater than 1, the function will return not one but a range of n values, one
for each of the last n rows of the current column segment. In this form, the function can be used as an argument
to any of the special Chart Range Functions (page 809).
Examples:
bottom( sum( Sales ))
bottom( sum( Sales ), 2 )
bottom( total sum( Sales ))
rangeavg (bottom(sum(x),1,5))
returns an average of the results of the sum(x) function evaluated on the five
bottom rows of the current column segment.
before([ total ] expression [ , offset [,n ]])
Returns the value of expression evaluated with a pivot table's dimension values as they appear in the column
before the current column within a row segment in the pivot table. This function returns NULL in all chart
types except pivot tables.
On the first column of a row segment a NULL value will be returned, as there is no column before this one.
If the table is one-dimensional or if the expression is preceded by the total qualifier, the current row segment
is always equal to the entire row.
If the pivot table has multiple horizontal dimensions, the current row segment will include only columns
with the same values as the current column in all dimension rows except for the row showing the last horizontal
dimension of the inter field sort order. The inter field sort order for horizontal dimensions in pivot
tables is defined simply by the order of the dimensions from top to bottom.
Specifying an offset greater than 1 lets you move the evaluation of expression to columns further to the left
of the current column. A negative offset number will actually make the before function equivalent to a after
function with the corresponding positive offset number. Specifying an offset of 0 will evaluate the expression
on the current column. Recursive calls will return NULL.
By specifying a third parameter n greater than 1, the function will return not one but a range of n values, one
for each of n table columns counting to the left from the original cell. In this form, the function can be used
as an argument to any of the special Chart Range Functions (page 809).
Examples:
before( sum( Sales ))
before( sum( Sales ), 2 )
before( total sum( Sales ))
rangeavg
(before(sum(x),1,3))
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returns an average of the three results of the sum(x) function evaluated in the three columns
immediately to the left of the current column.