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Running Total Tool

Version:
2023.1
Last modified: May 17, 2023

One Tool Example

Running Total has a One Tool Example. Visit Sample Workflows to learn how to access this and many other examples directly in Alteryx Designer.

Use Running Total to calculate a cumulative sum on a numeric field per record in a file.

RECORD VALUE RunningTotal_VALUE
A 10 10
B 12 22
C 4 26

It can also create sums of groups of records and calculate the cumulative sums of multiple fields at the record or group level.

Record Group VALUE_1 RunTotal_VALUE_1 VALUE_2 RunTotal_VALUE_2
A1 A 10 10 7 7
A2 A 5 15 3 10
B1 B 12 12 5 5
B2 B 8 20 1 6
C1 C 4 4 11 11
C2 C 2 6 9 20
D1 D 6 6 0 0

Configure the Tool

  1. Select the fields to Group By (Optional).
  2. Create Running Total: Select the numeric fields to create a running total. New columns are added with a RunTot_ prefix to show running totals for each column selected in the Create Running Total section.
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