Table Data Input Field with AutoCalculate

1. Overview

The Table field lets you:

  • Import CSV data

  • Edit or fill it manually

  • Use the data in AutoCalculate expressions

2. Expression Helper: table

Inside AutoCalculate expressions, a helper object named table is available with the following functions:

  • table.keys(tbl) → string[] – returns ordered column names

  • table.rows(tbl) → Record<string,string>[] – returns an array of row objects (data rows only)

  • table.cell(tbl, rowIndex, keyOrIndex) → unknown – accesses a cell by row and column

  • table.col(tbl, keyOrIndex) → unknown[] – returns a whole column (by name or index)

  • table.num(value) → number – tolerant number conversion (''/text → 0; '1,23' → 1.23)

Note: Expressions run as JavaScript with the current document bound as this, so you can reference table fields directly by their schema names (e.g., field20).

3. Headers & Indexing

  • The first CSV row is treated as the header (column names).

  • Data starts at the second CSV row; in the API this is row index 0.

  • Row and column indices are zero-based (0, 1, 2, …).

  • If your CSV has no meaningful headers, the first row is still used as the header. To avoid relying on header text, use numeric column indices (0, 1, 2, …).

4. Cell Map Example

Sample table:

Product
Qty
Price

1

1

3

2

4

5

3

6

8

Coordinates of data (zero-based):

  • (0,0)=1, (0,1)=1, (0,2)=3

  • (1,0)=2, (1,1)=4, (1,2)=5

  • (2,0)=3, (2,1)=6, (2,2)=8

5. Access Patterns

5.1 By Column Name

table.col(field20, 'Price') // entire 'Price' column from table field20

5.2 By Column Index (no headers dependence)

table.col(field20, 2) // third column (index 2)

5.3 Single Cell by Coordinates

table.cell(field20, 1, 'Qty') // row 1 (second data row), column 'Qty'

table.cell(field20, 2, 2) // row 2, column index 2

6. In-Table Calculations (Single Table)

6.1 Sum of a Named Column (Price)

table.col(field20, 'Price').reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0)

6.2 Sum of a Column by Index (third column)

table.col(field20, 2).reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0)

6.3 Specific Cells + Power

Access cells by coordinates only (works even if headers are not meaningful):

Math.pow(
  table.num(table.cell(field20, 1, 1)) +  // Qty[1]
  table.num(table.cell(field20, 2, 2)),   // Price[2]
  2
)

7. Cross-Table Calculations & Other Fields

7.1 Sum a column from field20, add a column from field30, add a numeric form field field21, then square the total

Math.pow(
  // sum of 'Price' from field20
  table.col(field20, 'Price').reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0) +
  // sum of 'Price' from field30
  table.col(field30, 'Price').reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0) +
  // numeric form field
  field21,
  2
)

7.2 Index-Only Variant (no header dependency)

Math.pow(
  table.col(field20, 2).reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0) +
  table.col(field30, 1).reduce((s, v) => s + table.num(v), 0) +
  table.num(field21),
  2
)

8. Power & Root Examples

  • Square: (a + b) ** 2 or Math.pow(a + b, 2)

  • Square root: Math.sqrt(x) // same as Math.pow(x, 0.5)

  • (table.num(table.cell(field20, 0, 2)) ** 2)

  • Math.sqrt(table.num(table.cell(field20, 2, 2)))

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