Calculating running total

Calculate a running total of values within a column of a table.

Calculating running total

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Calculating a running total is useful for many types of reporting, but it remains a manual process, which is inflexible to new data is introduced. In Excel, you can use a custom SUM formula, but if you add new rows, you will need to recopy the formula into the new cells. In Parabola, you can use the Insert running total column step and automatically append a running total to any table. Use this Recipe to take a table with multiple columns that need to contribute to the count and sum all of the values as a running total.