Step 5 Add a Virtual Field to Your File

Step 5. Add a Virtual Field to Your File

REP011 - Repository Summary

In this step create a field Holiday Duration iiiHolDuration which will be used as a virtual field in the Holiday file.

1.  Create the virtual field derivation in your file. It will show the holiday dates like this:

2.  Make it a Code Fragment derivation. It needs to be derived when the record is read.

     Copy this code from the online guide Tutorials to create the field derivation:

#iiiHolDuration := #iiiHolStartDate.AsDisplayString( DDXXbMMMMMMMMMbCCYY ) + '  -  ' + #iiiHolEndDate.AsDisplayString( DDXXbMMMMMMMMMbCCYY )
 

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