Explain the problem as you see it
When analizing a table of nodes, I miss the ability to have a summary row at the bottom (or maybe top) of the table that would allow me to quickly check basic statistics for each column/field
Why is this a problem for you?
I'm thinking about using Tana to store some information about my work and personal life. Some of that information will be viable for table views and will contain data that I would like to have some basic statistics about. These would include the basic count (all, unique, empty, non-empty), average (all, ignore empty), sum, and should take into consideration the filter that is applied to the table, i.e., if the table is filetered consider only the visible rows.
Suggest a solution
Add the option to include a summary row at the bottom or top of the table with a simple drop-down interface per column/field where we could select what kind of statistics we'd like to see for that specific column.
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Did you realise that you can already do that? (On a per-column basis.) Right-click on a column header, and then go to the "Calculate" sub-menu.
Thanks, Darren. I had this feeling that I had seen something like that recently, but couldn't find how to get to it. Thanks for clarifying. Feeling a bit dumb at the moment, to be honest. Still holding out a little hope that I can turn this into a request for a specific type of calculation/statistic.
No need to feel bad, Rui. Tana has a lot of features, it's easy to miss them sometimes.
Yep, checked it out and turns out it's even better than I expected as you can have multiple calculations per column. For the sake of completeness, I'd add a couple more calculations:
And it would also be nice to have the possibility of showing the summary row on top of the table instead of having it in the bottom. For longer tables, having the summary immediately visible could be useful.