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Sum()Category: Aggregate Syntax: Sum (field { ; field...} ) Parameters: field ”any related field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields that represent a collection of numbers . Parameters in curly braces {} are optional. Description: Returns the sum of all valid values represented by the fields in the parameter list. Examples: Sum (field1 ; field2 ; field3) Returns 6 (when field1 = 1, field2 = 2, and field3 = 3). Sum (repeatingField) Returns 6 (when repetition 1 = 1, repetition 2 = 2, and repetition 3 = 3) Sum (repeatingField1 ; repeatingField2) Returns a repeating calculation field that contains 6 ; 12 ; 24 , when the referenced repeating fields each contain three values. Sum (Customer::InvoiceTotal) Returns 420 (when the sum of InvoiceTotal in the related set of data is 420). Comments: The Sum() function is most often used to add up a column of numbers in a related table. |
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