Re: columnview dynamic block - different time summing behaviour for EFFORT and CLOCKSUM

[Ihor Radchenko]

Alexander Adolf <alexander.adolf@condition-alpha.com> writes:

>> In fact, CLOCKSUM property does not support custom summaries.
>
> ???

AFAIU, you cannot do %CLOCKSUM{max}.

>>> Is there any way to change the summation behaviour for either or both
>>> column types?
>>
>> It is currently hard-coded. (Although, it is not too hard add some kind
>> of switch).
>> [...]
>
> I think that instead of a switch, I would prefer the columnview dblock
> to get a :formatter added. Knowing how the values have been computed in
> the dblock's write function, I can re-calculate whatever data I need in
> the formatter.
>
> I am already using this approach successfully with the clocktable dblock
> to generate invoices for me.
>
> Compared to a new switch, it would seem to me that adding a :formatter
> to the columnview dblock has several advantages:
>
> - it would likely be a smaller code change;
>
> - instead of implementing a single, new behaviour (activated by switch)
>   it would give users the flexibility to implement any new behaviour
>   they might want (user-supplied :formatter function).
>
>
> Thus, from my point of view, having a :formatter for the columnview
> dblock would be quite fabulous. 🦄😜

This will not prevent the property values from being changed by column
view.

In any case, making column views more flexible is welcome.

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