diff --git a/src/include/report.h b/src/include/report.h
index 69490c543..e95949a1a 100755
--- a/src/include/report.h
+++ b/src/include/report.h
@@ -690,7 +690,8 @@ public:
   TReport_field* curr_field() const { return _curr_field; }
 
   int parse_field(const char* code, char& type, int& level, int& id) const;
-  TReport_field* field(const char* code);
+	TReport_field* field(const char* code);
+	bool exist(const char* code) { return field(code) != nullptr; };
 
 	virtual bool set_var(const TString& name, const TVariant& var) { return set_usr_val(name, var); }