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nameCalculations syntax

Learn our syntax to perform calculations on your requirement’s data.

This page describes the syntax to perform calculations using formulas.

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Note: When writing calculation formulas, remember that they are evaluated on a per-requirement basis.

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Note: If a property name contains space characters, you can escape them using a backslash \.

Arithmetic operations

Syntax

Result

Output

Description

Examples

numeric_expression + numeric_expression

number + number

number

Adds two

numeric expressions

numbers.

@Width
  • @Cost +

@Height
  • ext@Taxes

ext@Cost
  • @Width +

10numeric_expression - numeric_expression
  • 2.5

number - number

number

Subtracts a

numeric expression

number from another.

@Width
  • ext@Budget -

1.5
  • ext@Spent

  • 150 -

ext@Cost
  • @Height

numeric_expression * numeric_expression

number * number

number

Multiplies two

numeric expressions

numbers.

@Width
  • ext@Estimate *

@Height
  • @Cost

ext@Estimate *
  • 1.2 * @Cost

numeric_expression / numeric_expression

number / number

number

Divides a

numeric expression

number by another.

  • @Width / @Height

  • @Cost / 0.75

numeric_expression % numeric_expression

number % number

number

Computes

Returns the remainder of the division between two

numeric expressions

numbers.

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  • @Length % ext@Segment

  • ext@Man\ days % 10

Aggregation functions

Syntax

Result

Output

Description

Examples

COUNT(

requirement_list)

number

SUM(numeric_expression, requirement_list)

number

AVG(numeric_expression, requirement_list)

number

MAX(numeric_expression, requirement_list)

number

MIN(numeric_expression, requirement_list)

number

Boolean expressions

Syntax

Result

requirements: requirement[])

number

Counts requirements in a given list.

  • COUNT(from@Refines)

  • COUNT(to@Refinesfrom@Uses)

SUM(expression: number, requirements: requirement[])

number

Computes the sum of a numeric expression evaluated on a given list of requirements.

  • SUM(@Cost, from@Refines)

  • SUM(ext@Estimate * @Cost, from@Refines)

  • SUM(1.2 * @Cost, from@Refinesfrom@Uses)

AVG(expression: number, requirements: requirement[])

number

Computes the average of a numeric expression evaluated on a given list of requirements.

  • AVG(@Cost, from@Refines)

  • AVG(ext@Estimate, from@Refinesfrom@Uses)

  • AVG(ext@Man\ days * 150, from@Refines)

MAX(expression: number, requirements: requirement[])

number

Computes the maximum of a numeric expression evaluated on a given list of requirements.

  • MAX(@Cost, from@Refines)

  • MAX(2.5 * ext@Estimate, from@Refines)

  • MAX(ext@Weight, from@Refinesfrom@Uses)

MIN(expression: number, requirements: requirement[])

number

Computes the minimum of a numeric expression evaluated on a given list of requirements.

  • MIN(@Cost, from@Refines)

  • MIN(ext@Budget + 200, from@Refines)

  • MIN(ext@Estimate, from@Refinesfrom@Uses)

Mathematical functions

Syntax

Output

Description

Examples

ABS(value: number)

number

Returns the absolute value of a number.

  • ABS(10.75)

  • ABS(ext@Cost)

CEIL(value: number)

number

Returns the nearest integer greater than or equal to a number.

  • CEIL(25.3)

  • CEIL(@Width)

FLOOR(value: number)

number

Returns the nearest integer less than or equal to a number.

  • FLOOR(3.1415)

  • FLOOR(1.3 * ext@Width)

ROUND(value: number)

number

Rounds a number to the nearest integer.

  • ROUND(10.5)

  • ROUND(ext@Budget)

SQRT(value: number)

number

Returns the square root of a number.

  • SQRT(25)

  • SQRT(@Width + @Height)

MIN(value1: number, value2: number)

number

Returns the minimum value between two numbers.

  • MIN(@Cost, ext@Budget)

  • MIN(@Priority, 5)

MAX(value1: number, value2: number)

number

Returns the maximum value between two numbers.

  • MAX(@Width, @Height)

  • MAX(0, @Priority)

  • POW(base: number, exponent: number)

  • POWER(base: number, exponent: number)

number

Returns a number raised to a power.

  • POW(2, 10)

  • POWER(@Width, 2)

Conditional functions

Syntax

Output

Description

Examples

IF(condition: boolean, success: T, failure: T)

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Where T can be one of the following: number, boolean or string

T

Returns one value if a condition is true and another if it is false.

  • IF(@Cost > ext@Budget, ext@Budget - @Cost, 0)

  • IF(key ~ ‘TN-%’, ext@Tested AND @Delivered, @Delivered)

  • IF(@Priority > 3, ‘High priority’, ‘Low priority’)

COUNTIF(requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Counts the number of requirements meeting a given condition.

  • COUNTIF(from@Refines, ext@Estimate + 10 >= 25)

  • COUNTIF(to@Refinesfrom@Uses, @Cost < 1500)

SUMIF(expression: number, requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Computes the sum of a numeric expression evaluated on requirements meeting a given condition.

  • SUMIF(@Cost, from@Refines, key ~ ‘TECH-%’)

  • SUMIF(ext@Estimate * @Cost, from@Refines, @Width * 2 >= 120)

AVGIF(expression: number, requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Computes the average of a numeric expression evaluated on requirements meeting a given condition.

  • AVGIF(@Cost, from@Refines, @Priority = 1)

  • AVGIF(ext@Estimate, from@Refinesfrom@Uses, ext@Approved AND ext@Delivered)

MAXIF(expression: number, requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Computes the maximum value of a numeric expression evaluated on requirements meeting a given condition.

  • MAXIF(@Cost, from@Refines, @Author = ‘Jane’)

  • MAXIF(2.5 * ext@Estimate, from@Refines, 1.2 * @Cost > 500)

MINIF(expression: number, requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Computes the minimum value of a numeric expression evaluated on requirements meeting a given condition.

  • MINIF(@Cost, from@Refines, NOT ext@Delivered)

  • MINIF(ext@Budget + 200, from@Refines, @Tested)

PERCENT(requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

number

Computes the percentage of requirements meeting a given condition.

  • PERCENT(child, ext@Status = ‘approved’)

  • PERCENT(child@Refines->child, ext@Cost > 1000)

Requirement expressions

Syntax

Output

Description

Examples

relationship

requirement[]

Retrieves linked requirements (parent or child) for the current requirement.

  • from

  • to

  • from@Refines

  • to@Uses

  • relationship->relationship

  • relationship→relationship

requirement[]

Retrieves linked requirements (parent or child with multiple levels of depth) to the current requirement.

  • tofrom@Uses

  • from@Refinesfrom@Uses

DISTINCT(requirements: requirement[])

requirement[]

Filters a requirement list to keep only distinct requirements.

  • DISTINCT(tofrom@Uses)

  • DISTINCT(from@Refinesfrom@Uses)

FILTER(requirements: requirement[], condition: boolean)

requirement[]

Filters a requirement list to keep only requirements meeting a given condition.

  • FILTER(fromfrom@Uses, ext@Cost > 1000)

  • FILTER(from@Teststo@Extends, ext@Approved AND ext@Delivered)

Boolean expressions

Syntax

Output

Description

Examples

NOT boolean

_expression

boolean

Applies a logical NOT to a boolean

_expression

expression.

  • NOT ext@Delivered

  • NOT (@Approved AND ext@Delivered)

boolean AND boolean

_expressionboolean

boolean

boolean_expression OR boolean_expression

expression IS NULL

boolean

expression IS NOT NULL

boolean

Applies a logical AND between two boolean expressions.

  • @Tested AND true

  • false AND true

boolean OR boolean

boolean

Applies a logical OR between two boolean expressions.

  • ext@Approved OR true

  • false OR true

  • expression = expression

  • expression == expression

boolean

Indicates whether two expressions are equal.

  • @Priority = 1

  • 1.2 * @Cost == 500

  • @Author = ‘John Doe’

  • expression != expression

  • expression <> expression

boolean

numeric_expression > numeric_expression

boolean

numeric_expression >= numeric_expression

boolean

numeric_expression < numeric_expression

boolean

numeric_expression <= numeric_expression

boolean

  • string_expression like string_expression

  • string_expression ~ string_expression

boolean

Indicates whether two expressions are different.

  • @Priority != 5

  • @Width * 2 <> 120

number > number

boolean

Indicates whether a numeric expression is greater than another.

  • @Cost > 200

  • 1.2 * @Cost > ext@Budget

number >= number

boolean

Indicates whether a numeric expression is greater or equal to another.

  • @Cost >= 100

  • ext@Estimate + 10 >= 25

number < number

boolean

Indicates whether a numeric expression is less than another.

  • @Cost < 1500

  • ext@Man\ days < 30

number <= number

boolean

Indicates whether a numeric expression is less or equal to another.

  • @Width > 6.5

  • ext@Estimate <= 20

  • string ~ string

  • string LIKE string

  • string ILIKE string

boolean

Indicates whether a string expression matches a string pattern.

  • text ~ ‘%important%’

  • @Author ~ ‘John%’

expression IS NULL

boolean

Indicates whether an expression is null.

  • @Cost IS NULL

  • ext@Delivered IS NULL

expression IS NOT NULL

boolean

Indicates whether an expression is not null.

  • @Priority IS NOT NULL

  • ext@Estimate IS NOT NULL