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FORMULA & SQL / TOTALS

Total for each pair of groups.
Tested, not guessed.

The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗

The example rows

RowA: RegionB: RepC: AmountD: Order DateE: StatusF: Customer
2NorthAna1,2002026-03-01PaidJo Smith
3SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel
4NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong
5EastAna980.502026-04-20PaidMia Ross
6NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith
7WestDee1,6402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro

The formula

Excel
=SUMIFS(C:C,A:A,A2,B:B,B2)

The total of the Amount column (C:C) where the Region column (A:A) is Region (A2) and the Rep column (B:B) is Rep (B2).

Gives each row the total for its pair.

Run on the example rows:

RowResult
21200
3450
4300
5980.5
675
71640

The SQL

PostgreSQL
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC

Run on the example rows:

regionreptotal
WestDee1640
NorthAna1200
EastAna980.5
SouthBen450
NorthCy300
NorthBen75
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC
SQL Server
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC
SQLite
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC
BigQuery
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC
Snowflake
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total
FROM sales
GROUP BY region, rep
ORDER BY total DESC

Your own data

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