Evaluate Mathematical Expressions with the Number Data and Evaluate Data Macros

The evaluate data macro allows evaluation of mathematical expressions using data in number data macros.

More information on the evaluate data macro

Basic Mathematics

The following calculates the value of a fraction, initially 1/2.

Numerator: {number-data:Numerator|decimal=true}1{number-data}
Denominator: {number-data:Denominator|decimal=true}2{number-data}

Result: {eval-data:Result|format=#0.0}${Numerator}/${Denominator}{eval-data}
Percentage: {eval-data:Percentage|format=##0\%}round(${Result} * 100, 0){eval-data}

Observation: The Basic Mathematics example, with the formatting by the java.text.DecimalFormat rules shown in the example from Atlassian, yields the result 5000%. To obtain 50 it was necessary to remove a slash (\) and percent symbol (%) which is the correct percentage markup and shows the percent sign.

The number data macro establishes the numerator. Enter a new value in the Edit Contents view.

1
The number data macro establishes the denominator. Enter a new value in the Edit Contents view.

2

The evaluate data macro displays the result:

0.5
The evaluate data macro displays the percentage:

50

Evaluating Data in Tables

An example follows.

{table-data:Values}
|| Name || Value ||
| {text-data:Name}{text-data} | {number-data:Value}{number-data} |
{table-data}

Sum: {eval-data:Sum}sumtable("Values", "Value"){eval-data}
Average: {eval-data:Average}avgtable("Values", "Value"){eval-data}

The table data macro contains a table with text data for the name and number data for the value. In the Edit Contents view, click the plus sign to add a row and enter values for each row.

The evaluate data macro calculates the sum of the values in the table:22
The evaluate data macro calculates the average of the values in the table:11