# Calculations

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/calculations/5216>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 1, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/calculations/5216 "2016-02-01T13:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roxroy\_Bollers](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/roxroy_bollers/32/1669_2.png) [@Roxroy\_Bollers](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Roxroy_Bollers)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/calculations/5216/1 "2016-02-01T13:31:35Z")

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Hello yall!  
I have a slight problem. I am developing a few forms and just recently  
noticed that in some of my forms the calculated results does not appear  
unless i swipe from the current page and swipe back. I am sure that this  
should be an automatic process but I just cannot seem to figure what I  
might be doing wrong.

Any help would be appreciated.

Example of my form

begin\_group no\_beneficiary BENEFICIARY field-list  
integer number\_men Number of Men yes  
integer number\_women Number of Women yes  
decimal number\_days Number of days yes  
calculate tpcalc ${number\_men} + ${number\_women}  
end group  
note display Total Number of Participants are: ${tpcalc}

Thanks  
Rox

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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/calculations/5216/2 "2016-02-10T12:58:41Z")

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Rox,

Try moving the calculate outside the field-list. Does it work then?

Yaw

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> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Roxroy Bollers [rkbollers@gmail.com](mailto:rkbollers@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Hello yall!  
> > I have a slight problem. I am developing a few forms and just recently  
> > noticed that in some of my forms the calculated results does not appear  
> > unless i swipe from the current page and swipe back. I am sure that this  
> > should be an automatic process but I just cannot seem to figure what I  
> > might be doing wrong.
> > 
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Example of my form
> > 
> > begin\_group no\_beneficiary BENEFICIARY field-list  
> > integer number\_men Number of Men yes  
> > integer number\_women Number of Women yes  
> > decimal number\_days Number of days yes  
> > calculate tpcalc ${number\_men} + ${number\_women}  
> > end group  
> > note display Total Number of Participants are: ${tpcalc}
> > 
> > ## Thanks Rox
> > 
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> > 
> > "Like a camera I use the negative to develop..uDig"  
> > "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of  
> > enthusiasm"
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**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/calculations/5216/3 "2016-02-11T12:24:41Z")

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Hello Yaw!  
Thanks for getting back to me on this - I will try that and see.

Rox

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> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 at 08:59 Yaw Anokwa wrote:
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> > Rox,
> > 
> > Try moving the calculate outside the field-list. Does it work then?
> > 
> > ## Yaw
> > 
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> > training, and software development for ODK. Go to [https://nafundi.com](https://nafundi.com) to  
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> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 3:31 PM, Roxroy Bollers [rkbollers@gmail.com](mailto:rkbollers@gmail.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello yall!  
> > > I have a slight problem. I am developing a few forms and just recently  
> > > noticed that in some of my forms the calculated results does not appear  
> > > unless i swipe from the current page and swipe back. I am sure that this  
> > > should be an automatic process but I just cannot seem to figure what I  
> > > might be doing wrong.
> > > 
> > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Example of my form
> > > 
> > > begin\_group no\_beneficiary BENEFICIARY field-list  
> > > integer number\_men Number of Men yes  
> > > integer number\_women Number of Women yes  
> > > decimal number\_days Number of days yes  
> > > calculate tpcalc ${number\_men} + ${number\_women}  
> > > end group  
> > > note display Total Number of Participants are: ${tpcalc}
> > > 
> > > ## Thanks Rox
> > > 
> > > * * *
> > > 
> > > "Like a camera I use the negative to develop..uDig"  
> > > "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of  
> > > enthusiasm"
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