Abs Sum
The absolute of the sum of the selection.
This method returns the absolute value of the sum of each item in a set of numbers.
Sample 1
Given a list of arbitrary numbers:
| 
    Arbitrary  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
		
| 
    0  | 
		
| 
    -1  | 
		
| 
    -2  | 
		
| 
    -3  | 
		
| 
    0  | 
		
| 
    0  | 
		
| 
    0  | 
		
A list of positive and negative numbers
Steps:
1. Compute for the sum of the values.
| 
    Arbitrary  | 
		
| 
    0  | 
		
The sum of all values.
2. Compute the absolute of zero, which equals zero.
Sample 2
Assuming that the same list of numbers has multiple groupings or breakdowns as shown below:
| 
    Grouping  | 
			
    Arbitrary  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    3  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    2  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    1  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    0  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    -1  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    -2  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    -3  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    0  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    0  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    0  | 
		
The list of values with grouping.
Steps:
1. Compute the sum of the numbers based on the grouping.
| 
    Grouping  | 
			
    Arbitrary  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    6  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    -6  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    0  | 
		
The sum of values per grouping.
Computation Details:
Group 1: 3 + 2 + 1 + 0 = 6
Group 2: -1 + -2 + -3 = -6
Group 3: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
2. Compute the absolute value of the summed-up numbers above.
| 
    Grouping  | 
			
    Arbitrary  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    6  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    6  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    0  | 
		
Final result.
Sample 3
Given the following sample fields:
| 
    Number  | 
			
    Arbitrary  | 
			
    Negative Values  | 
			
    Positive Values  | 
			
    One  | 
			
    Binary  | 
			
    Currency  | 
			
    Decimal  | 
		
| 
    1  | 
			
    3  | 
			
    -1  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    $1.00  | 
			
    1.01  | 
		
| 
    2  | 
			
    2  | 
			
    -2  | 
			
    2  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    $10.00  | 
			
    2.02  | 
		
| 
    3  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    -3  | 
			
    3  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    $100.00  | 
			
    3.03  | 
		
| 
    4  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    -4  | 
			
    4  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    $1,000.00  | 
			
    4.04  | 
		
| 
    5  | 
			
    -1  | 
			
    -5  | 
			
    5  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    $10,000.00  | 
			
    5.05  | 
		
| 
    6  | 
			
    -2  | 
			
    -6  | 
			
    6  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    -$1.00  | 
			
    6.06  | 
		
| 
    7  | 
			
    -3  | 
			
    -7  | 
			
    7  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    -$10.00  | 
			
    7.07  | 
		
| 
    8  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    -8  | 
			
    8  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    -$100.00  | 
			
    8.08  | 
		
| 
    9  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    -9  | 
			
    9  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    -$1,000.00  | 
			
    9.09  | 
		
| 
    10  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    -10  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    
  | 
			
    $0.00  | 
			
    0.00  | 
		
Sample fields.
AbsSum Results:
| 
    Number  | 
			
    Arbitrary  | 
			
    Negative Values  | 
			
    Positive Values  | 
			
    One  | 
			
    Binary  | 
			
    Currency  | 
			
    Decimal  | 
		
| 
    55  | 
			
    0  | 
			
    55  | 
			
    45  | 
			
    1  | 
			
    3  | 
			
    10,000.00  | 
			
    45.45  | 
		
The results per field.


