Overview
The Sum of Values calculator aggregates (sums up) values for a selected numerical attribute across all cases or events. This calculator is essential for calculating totals such as total revenue, total costs, total quantities, and other cumulative metrics.
Common Uses
- Sum up total costs across all cases
- Calculate total revenue
- Aggregate total quantities
- Count total number of items processed
- Add summation values to dashboards for financial overviews
Settings
Activity Attribute: Select the numerical attribute you want to sum (e.g., Total Cost, Invoice Amount, Quantity, Revenue).
Example
Creating a Financial Overview Dashboard
Scenario: You want to create a dashboard showing key financial metrics for your operations.
Step 1 - Total Cost of Items:
Settings:
- Activity Attribute: Item Cost
Output: The calculator displays the total cost across all items.
Step 2 - Total Quantity:
Create another Sum of Values calculator with:
- Activity Attribute: Quantity
Step 3 - Total Number of Invoices:
Create another Sum of Values calculator with:
- Activity Attribute: Invoice Count
Final Result:
Add all three calculators to the dashboard to create a comprehensive financial overview showing:
- Total Item Cost: $2,450,000
- Total Quantity: 45,000 units
- Total Invoices: 1,247
Insights: This dashboard provides at-a-glance financial metrics that can be:
- Monitored over time to track business growth
- Combined with filters to show totals for specific periods, customers, or products
- Used to calculate derived metrics (e.g., average cost per invoice)
This documentation is part of the mindzie Studio process mining platform.