>Unless I've missed something ..... Before you run the report you can "create a memory variable which sums up the total sales categories."

>SELECT SUM(sales) FROM myCursor INTO ARRAY aSalesTot

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>aSalesTot will be in scope when you run the report.
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Don't forget the GROUP BY category clause to seperate the categories to different array positions. Also the ORDER BY clause is needed to insure a known order of the array. In the Field List section, add the Category field so you can locate the right position in the array.

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>>Thank you but I want to create a memory variable which sums up the total sales categories.
>>example:
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>>sales cat 1 521.00 1.57%
>>sales cat 2 6525.00 19.66%
>>sales cat 3 3625.00 10.92%
>>sales cat 4 22512.00 67.84%
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>>Total Sales 33183.00 100.00%
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>>expense cat 1 2252.00 6.79%
>>expense cat 2 2525.00 7.61%
>>expense cat 3 3987.50 12.02%
>>expense cat 4 2365.52 7.13%
>>Total expenses 11130.02 33.54%
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>>Net Profit (Loss) 22052.98 66.46%
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>>In this case, the total for all sales is 33183.00. That amount will become the denomenator for all the ratio calculations in the report.
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>>521.00 / 33183.00 = 1.57%
>>33183.00 / 33183.00 = 100.00%
>>3987.50 / 33183.00 = 12.02%
>>22052.98 / 33183.00 = 66.46%
>>and so on.
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>>I believe the calculation must be made in an additional detail band, but I am having trouble obtaining my desired result.
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>>GSD