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Example 6) Evaluating Data

Modified: 7 Sep 2026 Viewpoint Estimating Administration Help

Suppose you want to evaluate values in two columns from the external data—NewHire and EmploymentType—to determine the pay status change reason in the application as follows:

New Hire Value in External Data

Employment Type Value in External Data

Pay Status Change Reason Value in Viewpoint Estimating

Y

P

NEWHIRE

Y

T

TEMP

N

T

TEMP

N

P

PERM

[another value]

[another value]

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Use the following formula to do this.

Import Type: Employee Time Card

Column: Pay Class

Calculation: IIF((pdata(“NewHire”)=”Y” AND pdata(“EmploymentType”)=”P”), pdata(“PayStatusChangeReason”)=”NEWHIRE”, IIF((pdata(“NewHire”)=”Y” AND pdata(“EmploymentType”)=”T”), pdata(“PayStatusChangeReason”)=”TEMP”, IIF((pdata(“NewHire”)=”N” AND pdata(“EmploymentType”)=”T”), pdata(“PayStatusChangeReason”)=”TEMP”, IIF((pdata(“NewHire”)=”N” AND pdata(“EmploymentType”)=”P”), pdata(“PayStatusChangeReason”)=”PERM”,””))))

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