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If you know how to use Composite Text Attributes, you are one step closer to understanding how calculated attributes work. The difference is in the power of combining formats and fields beyond just concatenation to define another all-new attribute defined by the combination of other fields.

To show an example of how this works for rooms, we will do something simple like subtraction.

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Define calculations
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You need admin access to the database to create composite text attributes, as the setup is done in the Administration settings. Please refer to Project and Database Administration.

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If the Programmed Area were smaller than the Designed Area, we would expect the Delta to be negative.

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Text Type Calculated Attributes
Text Type Calculated Attributes

Several formats are available, and there is no limit to how complex you might want to go in combination.

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