Import / Calculated fields

[Former Member]

Calculated fields are not calculated on import. Import manager doesn't allow you to import values into calculated fields. Is there some way to trigger recalculation for calculated fields of newly imported rows other than selecting them in master data manager and using the recalculate feature?

[Former Member]

Hi Vince,

You may only recalculate values for s calculated field by selecting the records, individually or in a group and then seleting recalculate feature.

The calculated fields have a Console level definition and hence Import Manager doesnt allow its recalulation in any way.

You can also unload and again reload your repository for getting the values in your calcualted field without using recalculate feature.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Pooja

[Former Member]

Pooja,

Interstingly enough, I also tried updating a row with calculated fields through the Java API and the calculated fields were recalculated. So I'm not sure that it is strictly console-level.

Failure to recalcualte on import -- or at least not having the option to recalc on import -- seems to be a major oversight. We were hoping to set up a near-real time import and syndication process for at least some of our repositories, but we will need to introduce an extra step of forced recalculation.

Does anyone know if this will be addressed in an upcoming patch/release?