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SAP Build Challenge – Week 1 – Formulas

Dan_Wroblewski
Developer Advocate
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This post is part of the SAP Build Community Challenge (April 2023)

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This week’s challenge involves formulas – a key feature of SAP Build Apps. Formulas are used in bindings of components, and enable you to manipulate data before it is displayed in a component or before it is sent to a data source.

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Formulas are created in the formula editor, which provides some tools for making writing formulas easier:

  • It has a list of functions, which can be added to the formula with a click.
  • It has documentation on each function, plus examples.
  • It has a live testing of functions so you can be certain how they work.
  • It checks the syntax of the formula.
  • It shows an expected sample result of the function.
  • It checks the resulting data type against the data type expected by the component or flow function using the formula.

Here are some learning materials about formulas:

 

Setup

We will give you an app that looks like this (I like cats).

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To set up the challenge, do the following:

  1. Download the skeleton project called Challenge - Formulas.zip.gpg.
  2. Create a new SAP Build Apps project in your tenant or the sandbox.
  3. Import the downloaded file into your new project by selecting History > Replace in the top-right corner, and then selecting the downloaded project. 

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You should now have the skeleton project.

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Inside the app, we have already created a page variable called StartValue that contains the starting data that we want you to transform. 

 

The Challenge

When you are ready, on the UI Canvas, select the Transform button, open the logic canvas, then select the Set page variable flow function, and finally go to set the formula for Assigned Value on the right (which currently returns an empty list).

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This is what you need to do:

  1. Write a formula that replaces the empty list for the assigned value and that does the following:
    • Aggregates the data from StartValue so that in EndValue each name appears only once with an average calculated from the amount fields.
    • Names should be sorted alphabetically, from A to Z
    • Averages should be rounded to the nearest integer.
  2. Launch your app.
  3. Click the Transform button (which will display 4 names and an average for each), and then type your name in the input field.
  4. Take a screenshot and post it to THIS discussion.
    • BONUS: Add to your entry the movie from where the 4 names in the results are taken.

Your screenshot should look something like this but without the blur (I need to see the names and averages) and with your name:

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Good luck ... and have fun!!

 

Hint

You have to do 3 things in the formula (aggregate/group, sort, round), so find a function that does each one. Use the wonderful editor features that document the available functions.

For example, for aggregating, go to the List area, and then find a function that aggregates (in this case, GROUP). You'll see all the documentation for it on the right, plus a little playground inside the documentation for testing it. Pretty cool! 

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RichDBlumberg
Participant

Thanks! Look forward to giving this interesting challenge a try! 

Where can I learn! Are there any trainings? 

Did you try out the challenge first?

After that:

https://learning.sap.com/learning-journey/compose-and-automate-with-sap-build-the-no-code-way

https://learning.sap.com/learning-journey/utilize-sap-build-for-low-code-no-code-applications-and-au...

And internally at SAP there are additional resources, if you contact me offline




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abdullahgunes
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Hi all,

First answer from me 🙂

Movie: Madagascar

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Thanks 😊 But can you add screenshot without the blur




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PatrikMajer
Explorer

Hi Dan, 

thank you for a great challenge. 

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Movie is Madagascar - of course

😺

But did you build the formula and solve the non-bonus challenge?




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Yes - we worked together with Patrik (he is my Padawan) on the solution above 🙂

Btw great Idea these dev challenges - really funny way how to learn - not just - problem solving, algorithmic thinking and as a bonus - deep dive to the tool (Appgyver) itself and documentation as well.

The force is strong in you. Thanks for kind words and for participating.




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One requirement was to round up to no decimal points ... can you do that?




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He does that on friday, but posted picture only on teams (and without name). Now he has day off - so just like that:

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And screenshot of our team as a proof 🙂

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Hi Dan, 

I have overlooked this requirement on Friday. Formula updated on Friday evening as mentioned by my colleague Vlado 🙂

Have a great day.

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induthiru
Participant

Hello Dan,

Thanks for this challenge, tricky and interesting 🙂. Please see the screenshot below:

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Regards,
Indu

encarrero
Participant

Farid
Active Participant

aoyang
Contributor

Completed the challenge but don't know what movie they are from 🙃

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Ajit_K_Panda
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert

Hi, 

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Looking forwards to the next challenge!!

Krishnakumar
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert

Hi, Here is my screenshot.  

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Nice ... but you're supposed to enter your name in the input box 😉




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Krishnakumar
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Movie is Madagascar

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Added my name now

manuelbordallo
Explorer

Hello,

Done!

Film: Madagascar 😉

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Best regards,

Manuel

That's one grumpy cat!! What happened to your name?




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I didn't read all the "requirements"... 😅

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RTFM 🙂




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PAstolfi86
Explorer

Hi, below my screenshot.

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Regards.

Piervincenzo Astolfi

anjalymgeorge
Discoverer

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the challenge.

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MioYasuatke
Active Contributor

My week 1 submission. The formula was a bit challenging for the first week.

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Glad you stuck with it and succeeded 🕺




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SandipAgarwalla
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Finally managed the formula using the hints you have given. Thanks for this interesting learning challenge. 

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Glad it worked out (and you made my grumpy cat happy) ... do you know the movie the data aggregation results hint at? 




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one of my favorite movies. 

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Yes, but which is your favorite - 1, 2 or 3?




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I would say the 2nd one. Which one is your favorite

I agree

Zuba: Alakay, turn around!

Alex: No, Pop, it's hop, shuffle, ball change, hip swish, THEN turn around.




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Nice ... but what about the movie?




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enzoleon
Explorer

Hi Dan, nice challenge!

The movie is Madagascar 🤣

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Bharathi_S
Explorer

Hello Dan!,

Thank you for this challenge!

Movie Name: Madagascar

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