SUM(recordset, value, [ , expression ] [, KEYED ])
SUM( valuelist [, UNORDERED | ORDERED( bool ) ] [, STABLE | UNSTABLE ] [, PARALLEL [ ( numthreads ) ] ] [, ALGORITHM( name ) ] )
| recordset | The set of records to process. This may be the name of a dataset or a record set derived from some filter condition, or any expression that results in a derived record set. This also may be the keyword GROUP to indicate finding the sum of values of the field in a group, when used in a RECORD structure to generate crosstab statistics. |
| value | The expression to sum. |
| expression | Optional. A logical expression indicating which records to include in the sum. Valid only when the recordset parameter is the keyword GROUP to indicate summing the elements in a group. |
| KEYED | Optional. Specifies the activity is part of an index read operation, which allows the optimizer to generate optimal code for the operation. |
| valuelist | A comma-delimited list of expressions to find the sum of. This may also be a SET of values. |
| UNORDERED | Optional. Specifies the output record order is not significant. |
| ORDERED | Specifies the significance of the output record order. |
| bool | When False, specifies the output record order is not significant. When True, specifies the default output record order. |
| STABLE | Optional. Specifies the input record order is significant. |
| UNSTABLE | Optional. Specifies the input record order is not significant. |
| PARALLEL | Optional. Try to evaluate this activity in parallel. |
| numthreads | Optional. Try to evaluate this activity using numthreads threads. |
| ALGORITHM | Optional. Override the algorithm used for this activity. |
| name | The algorithm to use for this activity. Must be from the list of supported algorithms for the SORT function's STABLE and UNSTABLE options. |
| Return: | SUM returns a single value. |
The SUM function returns the additive sum of the value in each record of the recordset or valuelist.
Example:
MySum := SUM(Person,Person.Salary); // total all salaries SumVal2 := SUM(4,8,16,2,1); //returns 31 SetVals := [4,8,16,2,1]; SumVal3 := SUM(SetVals); //returns 31