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jsel13

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I made tags for a Code Compliance summary and i have calculated values in them and some shared parameters, but i cant figure out how to get something to work. i dont even know how to ask the question so it makes any sense but i'm going to try.

i have a Tag, in that Tag, i have a Label, that Label has a Calculated Value its name is FRONTAGE TOTAL and this is the equation: (FRONTAGE / PERIMETER) - 0.25) * (WIDTH / 30)

i want to take the calculated value that i get from the FRONTAGE TOTAL formula and place it into another Label within the same Tag famiy, but i dont see it as one of the parameters that i'm able to select. 

i made a family that the tag pulls the information from and i have to manually add this number and if someone forgets to update this number, my calculations wont be correct. i attached the families so it make a little more sense

thanks in advance

jon

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The fix to this issue is actually quite simple. At the equation that finds your Frontage Total, the label reads "FRONTAGE TOTAL." At the bottom equation, the label reads "INCREASED FRONTAGE." Under your detail item, one of the parameters is "INCREASED FRONTAGE," all you need to do is change it from "0.39" to "0.31." I hope this helps.

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jsel13

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the question is how to do it automatically and not have to manually input the information. the more manual inputs, the more chances someone will forget to do it and the calculation will be wrong

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I thought about that, yes, but I don't know why, but I wasn't able to figure out how to do that. The increased frontage label wouldn't show me the frontage total parameter. I don't know how to fix that. The only thing I can think of is that there is something conflicting with the types of parameters and labels that doesn't allow the label to read the parameter. Or vise versa.

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