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title: "Summary App"
description: "Create summary boxes in your dashboard to display key metrics"
url: https://help.stackby.com/es/articles/278-summary-app
collection: "Stackby Apps Marketplace"
updated: 2026-11-04
language: es
alternates: [en]
---

# Summary App

Create summary boxes in your dashboard to display key metrics

The Summary App is used to display the number of rows in a given view or apply a summary function to the rows so you can see the Total Count, Count Unique, and Percent Unique.

## **Benefits of Summary App**

-   The summary app shows a summarization of a particular column.
    
-   It displays the number of rows in a given view which is useful for drawing attention to particular numerical values.
    
-   Also can add a color and custom label for a particular column.
    
-   You can apply a summary function to the rows so you can see the Count filled, Percent Empty, sum, average, minimum, or maximum value of a column in a view.
    

## **Adding Summary App**

Step 1:

To Add a Summary App to your stack, add it from the app dashboard. Click on Apps.  
Click the Add an app button that appears. You can add the Summary App in 2 ways.

1.     From the Dashboard click on _\+ Add an App_
    
2.     Click on _Add an App_ button   
    

Now dialog box is displayed, select Summary App and then click on Add App button.  

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Step 2:

Select the table name and view from the dropdown list for the information you want to summarize

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In Summary App, the app is displayed in C_ount_ form or in S_ummary_ form.

### **Count**

It simply displays the number of rows that are visible in the view you specify.

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### **Summary**

It displays the result of a summary function performed on a specific Column.   
After selecting a summary form, you'll need to select a column, and a type of summary function, like Count filled, Percent Empty, Sum, Avg, Min, or Max. 

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In Summary Type, you can summarize values based on:  
\- _Count Filled_: It will count the total No. of columns Filled,  
\- _Count Empty_: It will count the total No. of Empty columns,  
\- _Count Unique_: It will count unique no. of columns,  
\- _Percent Filled_: It's the same as Count filled but will display the result in %,  
\- _Percent Empty_: It will show you the Empty columns in Percent Format,  
\- _Percent Unique_: It will display unique columns in Percent Format.

![](https://d258lu9myqkejp.cloudfront.net/attachment_images/fabcc1d41bda703415daac3150f1b4875b8f3b7ae3bd60a51847253263480b70summary.png)

  
Once you've set up your count or summary number, you can customize it by selecting one of your favorite colors from the list, and giving it a meaningful label.

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