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Orange polygon containing a stick figure running. Running Total Tool

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.