There are several words and characters that should be avoided in Phocas, e.g., when naming measures etc. This is because in software development, these words or characters typically have a specific meaning that may affect results.
Reserved words in measures
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| Count | Count is a reserved word as when used as a scalar it depicts the count of rows in the transactions. | |
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Unsupported characters
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| \ | Backslash | Backslash is a common programming character which escapes other characters. It's rarely used in text????2 |
| ; | Semicolon | The semi-colon is reserved as when used in searches it defines multiples. For example, in a equal to search, it splits codes. |
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Reserved words and characters in Designer
Unsupported characters
Reserved words