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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 2, 2026

Calculated Expressions for Text Favorites

When creating Report Definitions for item types, we have the option to create calculated columns that can use an expression, similar to an item type, to create a data column that looks the way we would want it in a standard report. It can combine or even lookup data that we wouldn't need to see in the item type, but is useful to see in a report.


I would like a function similar to this to be added to the Text Favorite dialog. Sometimes, what I see in the report, I also want to see as an annotation in the drawing. It isn't always practical to put every piece of information i want to show in the text favorite in the item type for the 1 element, especially when i want the annotation label to be formatted a certain way based on certain conditions. It would be much more useful to be able to create a Text Favorite field that is a calculated expression and can pull from item type or other properties.

Civil Product Used OpenRoads Designer, OpenRail Designer