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10 Aggregating in pipes

By the end of this chapter you will be able to:

  • Set up aggregate attributes on pipes
  • Read aggregate attributes from pipes into a stream

In this exercise you will create a report of total and average last billed amounts, aggregated by Region:

In your model, add a new stream:

  • Hover over Customers in England, and press  Add a new Stream
  • Give the new Stream the Name: Customer Summary by Region
  • Double-click on the new pipe to open the details form
  • Go to the Sort/Group section:
    • Open the list of attributes, and drag the attribute Region into the list of sorting/ grouping attributes
  • Go to the Aggregate Attributes section:
    • Press  to add a new aggregate attribute
    • In the new aggregate attribute form:
      • Set the Stream Function to Count
      • Leave the Attribute blank
      • Set the New Attribute Name to CountRecords
      • Press 
    • Add another aggregate attribute:
      • Press  Show the list of Attributes
      • Drag the attribute BILLAMOUNT into the aggregate attributes list
      • Note that this already uses the attribute function Sum – leave this as it is
      • Update the name of the aggregate value:
        • Double-click on the new aggregate attribute
        • Update the Name to TotalLastBillAmount
        • Press 
    • Add another aggregate attribute:
      • Press  Show the list of Attributes
      • Drag the attribute BILLAMOUNT into the aggregate attributes list
      • Update the details for this new aggregate attribute:
        • Double-click on it
        • Update the Stream Function to Average
        • Update the Name to AvgLastBillAmount
        • Press 

Now you need to configure your output Stream:

  • Drag the attribute Region from the Sort/Group section of the pipe onto the stream Customer Summary by Region
  • Drag the aggregate attributes you added from the Aggregate Attributes section of the pipe onto the stream Customer Summary by Region
  • In the main pipe configuration form, press 

Remember to save your model layout.

  • Run analysis on Customer Summary by Region
  • Have a look at the data in this stream – check that the aggregated report has been generated correctly

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