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description: Analyze sales data and identify trends and patterns with accumulated variables.
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# Turn on an Accumulated Variable in Salesforce Spiff

Analyze sales data and identify trends and patterns with accumulated variables.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available for an additional cost in: <strong>Professional</strong> Edition with Web Services API Enabled</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d55721e77 ">To turn on an accumulated variable in Spiff Designer:</td>

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              <p>A Spiff <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_users_roles_and_permissions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Give users the appropriate level of access so they can be successful in Salesforce Spiff, and enforce the principle of least privilege. Assign a default role to each user, or create custom roles with access to specific Spiff functionality.">user role</a> with this permission turned on.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Designer Configuration: Manage</p>
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1. In Designer, under Plans, select the field where you want to see accumulated values on the corresponding datasheet.
2. In the right panel, turn on **Accumulated**.
3. Select the data filter that you want to accumulate.
4. Specify the sorting criteria.