Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T0 TJ087LL/A User Manual

StDevP(Field2) returns 

 for a non-repeating field.

StDevP(Field1;Field2;Field3) returns 

, 

, 

, 

 for 

repeating fields.

When a referenced field is a repeating field, the StDevP function returns the 

standard deviation of a population in the first repetition fields, then the standard deviation 
of a population in the second repetition fields, and so on.

Sum(field{;field...})

field - any 

, 

; or an 

that returns a field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields.
Parameters in curly braces { } are optional.

number

Returns the total of all valid, non-blank values in:
•

a repeating field (repeatingField).

•

a field in matching 

 specified by (table::field), whether or not 

these records appear in a 

.

•

several non-repeating fields in a 

 (field1;field2;field3...).

•

corresponding repetitions of repeating fields in a record 
(repeatingField1;repeatingField2;repeatingField3), if the result is 

returned in a repeating field with at least the same number of repeats.

•

several fields in the first matching record specified by 
(table::field1;table::field2;...). You can include fields from different 

 (table 1::field A;table 2::field B...).

An Invoice table has a portal showing line items.

Sum(LineItems::ExtendedPrice) totals the amounts for all items on the invoice. 
A TimeBilling table has a portal showing time worked on a project. Hours is a time field.

Sum(Hours::BillableHours) returns the total number of billable hours on a project. 

Thus, if the portal shows 

 hours and 

 hours, the total billable hours are 

, or 

 hours.