A derived field is a system calculated field with a value based on values in dependent fields. For example, PCS calculates a value for the field Effective IR Correction based on values in the following dependent fields:
User IR Correction
Structure P/S
Structure IRF
Inspection Date
When a value for a dependent field has been updated in a data entry grid, a notification icon displays in the derived field indicating the value has changed and the data entry grid should be refreshed. Clicking the
Refresh button updates all derived values and removes the notification icon.
Since some rows share data, making a change to one value could impact multiple rows of data.