DSUM function
Summary
Adds the numbers in the field column of records in the database that match the criteria
Syntax
DSUM(database, field, criteria)
The DSUM function syntax has the following arguments:
• Database Required. This is the range of cells that makes up the list or database. A database is a list of related data in which rows of related information are records, and columns of data are fields. The first row of a list contains labels for each column therein.
• Field Required. This specifies which column is used in the function. Specify the column label enclosed between double quotation marks, such as "Age" or "Yield," for example. Alternatively, you can specify a number (without quotation marks) that represents the position of the column within the list: e.g., 1 for the first column, 2 for the second column, and so on.
• Criteria Required. This is the range of cells that contains the conditions that you specify. You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as it includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label in which you specify a condition for the column.
• Database Required. This is the range of cells that makes up the list or database. A database is a list of related data in which rows of related information are records, and columns of data are fields. The first row of a list contains labels for each column therein.
• Field Required. This specifies which column is used in the function. Specify the column label enclosed between double quotation marks, such as "Age" or "Yield," for example. Alternatively, you can specify a number (without quotation marks) that represents the position of the column within the list: e.g., 1 for the first column, 2 for the second column, and so on.
• Criteria Required. This is the range of cells that contains the conditions that you specify. You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as it includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label in which you specify a condition for the column.
Example
="=Apple"
="=Pear"
=DSUM(A5:E11,"Profit",A1:A2)
=DSUM(A5:E11,"Profit", A1:F3)
="=Pear"
=DSUM(A5:E11,"Profit",A1:A2)
=DSUM(A5:E11,"Profit", A1:F3)