RepeatMatchTotal ( dataField ; matchField ; matchValue ; reps ; record_count )

Create totals across record set where matchfield=matchvalue

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Sample input:

RepeatMatchTotal( "Salary"; "City"; "Seattle"; 1; 300 )

Sample output:

543,211

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/*
RepeatMatchTotal( dataField; matchField; matchValue; reps; record_count )
Summarize a repeating field across a record set
Calls repeatMatchSum across a record set
*/

Let([
n = GetAsNumber( record_count);
reps = GetAsNumber( reps)];
RepMatchSum ( datafield ; matchField ; matchValue ; reps ; n ) +
Case( n > 0; 
RepeatMatchTotal ( datafield ; matchField ; matchValue ; reps ; n - 1 ) 
)
)

Uses custom function RepMatchSum to accumulate totals across a record set where matchField = matchValue. Works with repeating fields. So you can for instance summarize sales of a product by product ID if the items are stored in repeating fields.

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RepeatMatchTotal ( dataField ; matchField ; matchValue ; reps ; record_count )

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