Spreading Values Using Grid Spread

If your administrator has enabled Grid Spread as a form property, you can specify an amount or percentage by which values across multiple dimensions on the form are increased or decreased, based on the existing values in the target cells.

You immediately see the result in the form and can save the new data or discard it. When calculating the spread data, FreeForm ignores read-only and locked cells and cells that have Supporting Detail. Data integrity is ensured by spreading values only to cells you have write permission to.

Note:

The Time Balance property setting affects how data is spread with the Fill option. See How Spreading Data Works.

To spread values using Grid Spread:

1. Place the cursor in the Subtotal or Total source cell whose value you want to spread to target cells.
2. Click Data, and then Spread.
3. In Adjust By, enter the change factor:

   • To change values by a specified amount, click . Precede the value by a minus sign to decrease the value.

   • To change values by a percentage, click .

4. Click a spreading pattern:

   • Proportional spread: Spreads the value proportionally, based on the existing values in the target cells (default).

   • Evenly split: Spreads the value evenly among the target cells.

   • Fill: Replaces the value in all target cells.

5. Click Apply.

   The specified value or percentage is spread across the target cells, replacing former values with new ones.

6. Click Save.