Initialize the Accumulators

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About this task

To initialize the HL accumulators:

Procedure

  1. Right-click an element that does not currently have a standard rule on it.

    The Element Properties dialog box opens.

  2. Click the Standard Rule tab to access the standard rule options.
  3. From the standard rule list, select Use Accumulator.
  4. Click New.

    The Edit Accumulator Entry dialog box opens to create a new calculation for this field.

  5. From the Primary Accumulator list, select 0.

    There is only one set of accumulators for each map. This means that accumulator 0, whether it is used in the Primary Accumulator or Alternate Accum field, is the same accumulator with the same contents. If you assign calculations to accumulator 0 at the beginning of the map and then use accumulator 0 again later in the map, the content of that accumulator is the result of the earlier calculation. Any additional calculations you assign to that accumulator are performed on the contents resulting from an earlier calculation.

  6. In the Name box, type the accumulator a name, to use as a descriptive alias that enables you to differentiate what the accumulators you create are used for.
  7. From the First list, select Zero primary.
  8. In the Edit Accumulator dialog box, click OK to add the accumulator.
  9. In the Element Properties dialog box, click OK to add the standard rule to the element.
  10. Complete the preceding steps for each accumulator you are using. For step 5, select the next sequential accumulator (that is, if you have already used accumulator 0 the next accumulator is 1).