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title: "Creating and Configuring Total Lines"
description: "Total lines are used for calculating totals or subtotals in structures."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/organization-elements/create-configure-total-lines
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Creating and Configuring Total Lines

## Overview

Total lines are used for calculating totals or subtotals in structures.

## Creating a Total Line

To create a total line:

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Right-click an **Organization group** or a **Reference** that is configured with one of the following drill down options (see [Drill Down Options](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/organization-elements/create-references.md#drill-down)):

 - **Drill down by cost centers - specify hierarchy individually**
 - **Adjustment levels separated - specify hierarchy individually**
 - **Adjustment levels together - specify hierarchy individually**
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Choose **Create | Total line** from the context menu **.** The **Create Total Line** dialog is displayed:

Creating a total line

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Specify the name of the element in the **Name** area.
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Click **Save**.

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## Configuring Total Lines

Edit a total line

To configure a total line:

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Click the name of the total line in the tree view and then **Edit** at the top right.
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If needed, change the **name** of the total line.
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Activate the check box **Calculate total ending with previous total line** if you wish to calculate a subtotal for all structure units below the previous total line.
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Click **Save**.

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## Automatic Total Lines

When creating references to consolidation areas in the **Organization elements** workspace, automatic total lines that **cannot** be deleted are created under every adjustment level.

Automatically generated total lines are only generated if a reference to one of the following drill downs is selected in the superordinate **Reference to consolidation area**:

- **Adjustment levels separated - default hierarchy of the consolidation area**
- **Adjustment levels together - default hierarchy of the consolidation area**\
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If the drill down is changed into one of the following drill downs, the **Total line (automatic)** element is changed into a total line:

- **Adjustment levels separated - specify hierarchy individually**
- **Adjustment levels together - specify hierarchy individually**

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An automatic total line can be configured like a regular total line using the **Edit** button.
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