SUM Function in RTF Template

Hi buddies,
can we use functions like SUM,AVG etc. in the RTF Template.
If possible please give adivce for the below scenario
I have one column in the main body table "Extended Amount", I want to sum this field for the another column Total Extended Amount below this Main table.
with regards
Ram

Hi All,
I have a problem in calculating the SUM in RTF template with condition,
Here is the XML
- <LIST_G_LINE_NOTES>
- <G_LINE_NOTES>
<LINE_TRX_ID>1567856</LINE_TRX_ID>
<LINE_ID />
- <LIST_G_TRX_LINE>
- <G_TRX_LINE>
<CF_ITEM_NO>SDCN1144B</CF_ITEM_NO>
</G_TRX_LINE>
</LIST_G_TRX_LINE>
- <LIST_G_LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>
- <G_LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>
<LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>-15.99</LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>
<LINE_EXCHANGE_EXTENDED_AMOUNT>-223.86</LINE_EXCHANGE_EXTENDED_AMOUNT>
<CUSTOMER_TRX_LINE_ID>1567856</CUSTOMER_TRX_LINE_ID>
</G_LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>
</LIST_G_LINE_EQUIVALENT_UNIT_PRICE>
- <LIST_G_TRX_LINE>
- <G_TRX_LINE>
<CF_ITEM_NO></CF_ITEM_NO>
</G_TRX_LINE>
</LIST_G_TRX_LINE>
I need the summation of field LINE_EXCHANGE_EXTENDED_AMOUNT with the condition CF_ITEM_NO!=''
can anybody help me with the solution.
Thanks in Advance

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So it groups by the customer fine, but doesn't actually count the shipments. It assigns a 1 for each shipment number, but doesn't actually count the fields to give a Brian - 9.
Again, I'm very new at this, so this might be very basic. Also, if there are any good resources on RTF template building, I'd love some help on learning to do this stuff better.
Thanks!
Alex

Don't you want to actually find the sum of the shipments to give you a count of shipments for the customer? Have you tried using the sum function for your shipments field?
You could insert the shipment field, select function sum (from the drop-down menu) and check the 'On grouping' box..
Send me your template and sample XML to [email protected] if you would like.

SUM Function in RTF Template

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