Add a statistic for a string value - Add a statistic for a string value - You can add a non-case sensitive Count statistic that distinguishes string values, such as a task template or drawer name. To add a statistic for a string value, which you can add at the view or filter level, perform the following steps. - Perceptive Content - View Designer - Perceptive-Content/View-Designer/Foundation-26.1/View-Designer-User-Help/View-Designer-User-Help/Work-with-statistics/Add-view-statistics-overview/Add-a-statistic-for-a-string-value - Foundation 26.1 - Foundation 26.1

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You can add a non-case sensitive Count statistic that distinguishes string values, such as a task template or drawer name. To add a statistic for a string value, which you can add at the view or filter level, perform the following steps.

Before you can add a statistic for a flag custom property value, you must add the flag custom property column to the view.
  1. Access the view preview using one of the following methods.
    Situation Steps
    Create a date statistic for a view
    1. Open the view in View Designer.
    2. In View Designer, click View > Preview.
    Create a date statistic for a container content view
    1. In Management Console, in the left pane, select Folder Types.
    2. In the right pane, select the folder type and click Modify.
    3. In the Folder Type dialog box, on the Appearance tab, click the Preview button.
    Create a date statistic for a workflow queue view
    1. Open the workflow process in Workflow Designer.
    2. Double-click the queue to open the Queue Properties window.
    3. In the Queue Properties window, in the left pane, select Appearance.
    4. In the right pane, click Preview.
    Create a date statistic for a workflow process view
    1. Open the workflow process in Workflow Designer.
    2. Click File > Properties.
    3. In the Process Properties dialog box, under Appearance, click Preview.
  2. In the Preview pane, click the Statistics button.
  3. In the Statistics dialog box, click Add.
  4. Under Label, type a label that describes the statistical function to appear in the search results grid.
    If adding a statistic to count the number of items scanned by the department manager, type Scanned by Manager.
  5. Under Column, select the view column with the string values.
  6. Under Function, select Count.
    Note: Count is the only statistical function for string values.
  7. Under Variable, type the value for the statistic, such as the drawer name or task template name.
  8. Optional. Under Caption, select the value to display when the statistic applies to only one search result.
    If there is only one items for a specific vendor in your workflow process, and you want to quickly determine if it is an invoice or a purchase order, you can use the Caption column to show the Document Type.
  9. Optional. To reorder the statistic, click the Move Up or Move Down button until the statistic reaches the desired position.
  10. Click OK. The statistic appears below the grid in the Preview pane.
  11. In the Preview pane, click the Run button to test the statistic's performance.