thanks.  i tried regular formulas already and using a boolean field in a formula doesnt seem to produce any results.  the formula i have for determining if a work order's elapsed time is ({@DateDiff} <= Average ({@Elapsed Hrs}, {TASKS.TYPE})) but this returns a boolean value that is basically useless as far as trying to figure out how many work orders actually meet the average elapsed time between opening and closing.  I need a way to count the work orders whose elapsed time is less than or equal to the total average of elapsed time.