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How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

sarthak89 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:08:28 GMT

Hi there,

I would like to create a cumulative sum (running total) based on a category (and not a date) in SAS VA:

Example:

Thank you in advance for your help.

Re: How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

Sam_SAS — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:03:14 GMT

Hello,

You can enable totals (but not running totals) in the Properties tab for a list table or a crosstab. Crosstabs also can have group subtotals.

I don't think that it is possible to create a running total like this in the expression editor in Visual Analytics, but you could calculate the running total as part of your data query.

Re: How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

sarthak89 — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:58:08 GMT

Thanks a lot for your reply. That was helpful.

Regards,

Sarthak

Re: How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

AnnaBrown — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:40:32 GMT

Hi sarthak89,

I'm glad you found Sam's response helpful! Feel free to "accept as solution" or "like" his reply. This helps out other community members who may run into the same issue.

Thanks!

Anna

Re: How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

tee12ni — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 05:56:55 GMT

Hi, Sam_SAS,

I have same this issue, so the solution for "calculate the running total as part of your data query",

you can show how to this solution,

Re: How do I create a cumulative SUM based on a CATEGORY and not a DATE? | SAS VA

Sam_SAS — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:54:17 GMT

Hello,

If you have the appropriate permissions in SAS VA, then you can access the data builder. On the home page you will see a "Data preparation" link.

In the data builder, you can edit the SQL expressions for your columns or edit the SAS data step for your query.

See https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/vaug/68648/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p018nyo71g4dpzn1nrr0xuhc0bf9.htm

I am not an expert in this area so I am not sure exactly what expression you would want to build to calculate your running total.

I hope that helps,

Sam