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In this section we want to answer question around specific calculations in jBEAM.

How to use map values in formula?

Only the Formula Editor with Text Resolver allows the direct selection of a map value in the window. For the other two (Formula Editor for numeric Objects, Formula Editor for numeric Channels), the map value must first be converted into a data object.

Proceed as follows:

1. Use Property → DataItem component (menu: Math → Conversions) and select the requested map value. If the map value provides a measurement unit, this gets also applied to the data object:

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2. The result from step 1 is a data object you can use in i.e. Formula Editor for numeric Objects:

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The result of max(abs(A)) in formula editor for numeric object (line by line)is max (A), not considering the negative part

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