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Greg
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I currently have this compute which compares a headcount from the previous year to the current year. 

 COMPUTE inc_dec_oct/I3 = HEAD_COUNT.OCT_13 - HEAD_COUNT.OCT_12; AS Inc/Dec


Displays this:

Job Title Oct 12 Oct 13 Inc/Dec

Cook 5 3 -2

I would like to add a percent column to get this:

Job Title Oct 12 Oct 13 Inc/Dec Percent

Cook 5 3 -2 (40%)

Adding this gives me a percent but its backwards. I am getting 60% not (40%)

 COMPUTE oct_perct/I3% = (HEAD_COUNT.OCT_12/HEAD_COUNT.OCT_13) * 100; AS Percent


Also the headcount can go up so maybe I need a DEFINE with some IF GT or IF LT to get the proper percentage?

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prod: WF 7.7.03 platform IIS on Windows 2007, databases: Oracle, , MSSQL

 
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Danny-SRL
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COMPUTE oct_perct/I3% = (HEAD_COUNT.OCT_12/HEAD_COUNT.OCT_13) * 100; AS Percent


This shows the percentage of oct_12 in oct_13. What you say you say you want is the decrease.
So use:
  
COMPUTE oct_perct/I3% = ((HEAD_COUNT.OCT_13 -HEAD_COUNT.OCT_12)/HEAD_COUNT.OCT_13) * 100; AS Percent

However you will have to take into account the difference between decrease and increase.


Daniel
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Greg
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However you will have to take into account the difference between decrease and increase.


I think I will a DEFINE to determine GT and LT.


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