topic Re: Before function in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128526#M898508 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are unable to find the help file you can also use the online help: <A href="http://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.0/Subsystems/Client/Content/ChartFunctions/InterRecordFunctions/before.htm" title="http://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.0/Subsystems/Client/Content/ChartFunctions/InterRecordFunctions/before.htm">Before ‒ QlikView</A></P><P></P><P>It won't do anything because the expression is missing two closing parentheses. Even if you add those it will just return the count of PolicyCounter of the previous column i.e the column below the one where you get the result.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:22:18 GMT Gysbert_Wassenaar 2016-07-22T14:22:18Z Before function https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128525#M898507 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P>Please explain what before function will do in expression : RangeSum(before(COUNT(PolicyCounter).</P><P>I did not understand the Help.</P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:16:04 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128525#M898507 arethaking 2020-11-25T16:16:04Z Re: Before function https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128526#M898508 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are unable to find the help file you can also use the online help: <A href="http://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.0/Subsystems/Client/Content/ChartFunctions/InterRecordFunctions/before.htm" title="http://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/12.0/Subsystems/Client/Content/ChartFunctions/InterRecordFunctions/before.htm">Before ‒ QlikView</A></P><P></P><P>It won't do anything because the expression is missing two closing parentheses. Even if you add those it will just return the count of PolicyCounter of the previous column i.e the column below the one where you get the result.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:22:18 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128526#M898508 Gysbert_Wassenaar 2016-07-22T14:22:18Z Re: Before function https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128527#M898509 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>Complete expression is this:</P><P></P><P>=if(COUNT(PolicyCounter) &gt; 0,RangeSum(before(COUNT(PolicyCounter),0,ColumnNo())))</P><P></P><P>Please explain.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:24:33 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128527#M898509 arethaking 2016-07-22T14:24:33Z Re: Before function https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128528#M898510 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I believe the expression is trying to achieve cumulative values.</P><P></P><P>For example - Jan - Jan total</P><P>Feb - Jan + Feb total</P><P>March - Jan + Feb + March total...</P><P>and so on</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:30:19 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Before-function/m-p/1128528#M898510 boorgura 2016-07-22T14:30:19Z