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Sum - script function

Sum() calculates the total of the values aggregated in the expression, as defined by a group by clause.

Syntax:  

sum ( [ distinct] expr)

Return data type: numeric

Arguments:  

Sum arguments
Argument Description
distinct If the word distinct occurs before the expression, all duplicates will be disregarded.
expr The expression or field containing the data to be measured.

Examples and results:  

Add the example script to your document and run it. Then add, at least, the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in our document to see the result.

Temp:

LOAD * inline [

Customer|Product|OrderNumber|UnitSales|CustomerID

Astrida|AA|1|10|1

Astrida|AA|7|18|1

Astrida|BB|4|9|1

Astrida|CC|6|2|1

Betacab|AA|5|4|2

Betacab|BB|2|5|2

Betacab|DD

Canutility|DD|3|8

Canutility|CC

] (delimiter is '|');

 

Sum:

LOAD Customer, Sum(UnitSales) as MySum Resident Temp Group By Customer;

Example 1 results
Result field (Customer) Result value (MySum)
Astrida 39
Betacab 9
Canutility 8

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