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title: "Create expressions: INCOME and COGS"
description: "Create logical groups of accounts that can be reused in multiple calculations."
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# Create expressions: INCOME and COGS

Last modified July 21, 2026

> Create logical groups of accounts that can be reused in multiple calculations.

1. In the **Report Designer** menu, click **Expressions** and then **Manage Expressions**.

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Expressions are organized in groups, so you must first create a group.

2\. Click **New** to create a new expression group. (Our two expressions *INCOME* and *COGS* (Cost of Goods Sold) will be added in this group.)

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3\. In the **Expression Editor** dialog, enter an expression group name. (In the example we use *Financial Expressions*.)

4\. Click the **Add** button.

5\. Replace the default text *New expression* with the name of the first expression; *INCOME*.

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6\. Click the **INCOME** expression.

7\. Locate your account dimension and drag it into the **Filters** area.

8\. Click the **Lookup** button and select the required accounts that should be part of the *INCOME* expression. (In this example, accounts 200:270.)

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9\. Click the **Add** button again and name this expression *COGS*.

10\. Repeat the process of dragging your account dimension into the filter area and enter the relevant account information. (In the example, account 310.)

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11\. Click **OK** to confirm and exit the dialog.

12\. Click **Close** to exit the **Expressions Groups** dialog*.*

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