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You'll be able to input a formula into a text box by clicking the Edit button. For simple arithmetic computations, this formula box works very similarly to an Excel formula box. Simply type in the field names of the quantity boxes, and you'll be able to add, subtract, multiply, or divide them with other numbers.

Select the box, then go to Text Box Properties > Calculate. From here, we can do one of two things: you can select the second option to pick one of the preset calculations, such as sum, product, or average; or you can choose the third option to create a simplified field notation formula.

Drop the data into Excel into a table. If you try to pivot off this data, the calculated field will still be grayed out. BUT, if you make a dynamic range on the table and create a new pivot table that references the dynamic range of the table instead of the table itself, the calculated field will not be grayed out.

Add a calculated fieldClick the PivotTable.On the Analyze tab, in the Calculations group, click Fields, Items, & Sets, and then click Calculated Field.In the Name box, type a name for the field.In the Formula box, enter the formula for the field.Click Add.

Create a calculated fieldIn Tableau, select Analysis > Create Calculated Field.In the Calculation Editor that opens, do the following: Enter a name for the calculated field.When finished, click OK. The new calculated field is added to Measures in the Data pane because it returns a number.

To create a calculated field:Select the Fields tab, locate the Add & Delete group, and click the More Fields drop-down command.Hover your mouse over Calculated Field and select the desired data type. We want our calculation to be a number, so we'll select Number.Build your expression.Click OK.

Create a calculated field in a queryIn the Navigation Pane, right-click the query that you want to change, and then click Design View on the shortcut menu.Click the Field cell in the column where you want to create the calculated field.To manually create your expression, type your expression.More items...