---
title: "Creating and Configuring Total Lines"
description: "Total lines are items whose values are based on the total of all items of the same level above the totals item."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules/create-configure-total-lines
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-01
---
# Creating and Configuring Total Lines

## Overview

Total lines are [items](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#item) whose values are based on the total of all items of the same level above the totals item.

## Creating a Total Line

Total lines can be created in [ledgers](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#ledger) and [schedules](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#schedule) from the context menu of items and the context menu of the root folder:

To create a total line:

1. Open the ledger ([general ledger](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#general-ledger), [subledger](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#subledger), or [statistical ledger](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/glossary.md#statistical-ledger)) and navigate to the item or root folder under which you want to create the total line.

2. Right-click the item or root folder and choose **Create | Total line** from the context menu.

    ![Create total line from item](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules/create-configure-total-lines/_images/en/Create_total_line_from_item.png)

    Creating a total line at an item

    ![Creating a total line in the root folder](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules/create-configure-total-lines/_images/en/Create_total_line_from_root.png)
    Creating a total line in the root folder

## Configuring Total Lines

The following options are available in the **Create Total Line** dialog:

### General

The **General** tab is displayed as follows, for example:

!['Create Total Line' dialog](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules/create-configure-total-lines/_images/en/dlg-create-total-line.png)
'Create Total Line' dialog

The following options are available on the **General** tab:

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| **Type** | Element type |
| **Name** | Name of the total line |
| **Calculate subtotal until previous total line** | Calculates only the total up to the previous total line |
| **Formatting** | Formatting options for display:<br>**Font color, background color**, and if the element is to be **formatted bold**. |

### Attributes

The **Attributes** tab is displayed as follows, for example:

![Shows the attribute configuration of a ledger element](https://support.lucanet.com/assets/docs-images/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules/create-configure-total-lines/_images/en/attributes-ledger-elements.png)
Attributes

**Attributes** are used to define multilingual or customer-specific names for Lucanet elements.

The **Attributes** tab displays all attributes that have been defined in the [Attributes](https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/basic-configuration-cfp/configuring-attributes.md) workspace and are enabled for this dimension.

You can edit the value of an attribute by opening the element's edit mode and clicking on the corresponding row in the **Value** column.