Can the the new sum function feature be used to sum takeoffs to a manual takeoff?

Hi Victor. We're working on this as we speak. Hopefully a patch can go out later today for this.

Once we finish, you would use sum('Wall Area')

Much appreciated, Heber! This solves something I've been in an eternal struggle with all other QTO software I've tried. I'm very excited about this update and all that's to follow.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for all your input and support! We have a great team here pushing hard. It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun 😊🚀

This feature is released. Is it working properly for you now?

For example, you should be able to do a formula of: sum('Wall Area:SF')

It should total the wall area of all child takeoffs.

Yes, it's working now. Thanks again!

Just an FYI- I am able to use sum('Wall Area') instead of sum('Wall Area:SF')

Wrong Subject for my Question. I've tried to do sum('Cost Each') and it is not working for me

Omg, excited to try this! Thx Victor for the screen shot.

Sure thing. Be aware that reports still spit out all the child 'items' as individual line items if you're grouping by takeoff.

This is a big step forward in my productivity, but it would be nice if these child items didn't show up in these reports. Either way, this is immensely helpful for my workflow.

@Steve The sum function totals direct children. Looks like the children in your screenshot are takeoffs so cost each generally doesn't exist on those.

@Victor Yes, that another step we plan to add: a way to exclude takeoffs or items from reports. Maybe the icon shows a line through it or something indicating that it's excluded. Then the takeoff would be for reference only by other formulas and would not directly appear in reports.

@Heber,

Thank you so much for the explanation.

@Victor Regarding sum('Wall Area'). This is working for you since it assumes the default measurement units. We generally suggest more specific sum('Wall Area:SF') because then it is clear what it is totaling and will auto convert if needed. If you never switch between Imperial or Metric projects it is likely a non-issue, but for users that do, this can ensure proper calculation in the units you expect.