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+ | ====== Sum (Expression Function) ====== | ||
+ | ===== Purpose ===== | ||
+ | The **Sum** function (SUM) is used to sum all the numbers together from multiple field values. | ||
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+ | {{::sum_initial.png?direct&600|}} | ||
+ | ===== Parameters ===== | ||
+ | The **Sum** function has one parameters: | ||
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+ | ==== Field Value ==== | ||
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+ | Allowed Inputs: [[Field|field]] values | ||
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+ | The parameter of the **Sum** function is the field values that contains the numbers that will be summed together. The input is a query built using the [[Query Builder]] to find [[Field|field]] values on one or many [[record|record(s)]] in a [[Table|table]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Output ===== | ||
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+ | The output of the **Sum** function is a number representing a sum of all the values found. | ||
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+ | ===== Example ===== | ||
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+ | If an Invoice record has 4 related Line Item records, and those records have values of -6, 0, 8, and 24 in the Quantity field, SUM(${Line Item ~> Quantity}) would result in 26 (since -6 + 0 + 8 + 24 = 26). |