---
title: "Work with Tables to Summarize Information"
slug: "tables-summarize-information"
description: "Learn what Tables are in Pigment and what you can do with them."
tags: ["Modeling Formulas"]
updated: 2025-10-13T09:03:09Z
published: 2025-10-13T09:03:09Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.pigment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Work with Tables to Summarize Information

## Definition and examples

Tables are groups of Metrics that may be analyzed and compared together. It is composed of at least [one Metric](/v1/docs/model-metrics) and uses at least [one Dimension](/v1/docs/set-up-properties-in-lists). Metrics in a Table may not have the same Dimension, so the Table handles allocation/aggregation.

Examples of Tables:

- **P&L**: multiple Metrics like Revenue, Cost, Margin, and similar.
- **Project Costs**: multiple types of Metrics: hardware, staff, travel and similar.

## Creating a new Table

To create a new Table go to the **All Block**section in the sidebar of the Application and click on `+ New` and select `Table`.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e47cfe35-dc28-40c7-a083-6cf003073d8e/Images/Documentation/3fcb91b5-e412-46b2-aad5-ff265718a32b.png)

## Adding Metrics to a Table

| When creating a Table, choose the Metrics you want to be displayed in this Table. It is recommended to use Metrics with multiple Dimensions in common for easier display. If you decide to add a new Metric to a Table, you need to include that Metric in at least one View for that Table. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e47cfe35-dc28-40c7-a083-6cf003073d8e/Images/Documentation/acd9e75f-4c62-47a1-ac74-462c12c0ebc1.png) |
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## Removing Metrics from a Table

| To remove Metrics from a Table, you can do this from Block Settings. Do one of the following: - In Block Explorer, you can hover over the required Block, and click on the three dots menu. Click **Settings**. - Go to the Block, then click the settings icon in the top right. If you remove a Metric from a Table, it remains in all saved Views for that Table. You need to remove the Metric from each View to ensure it's fully removed. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e47cfe35-dc28-40c7-a083-6cf003073d8e/Images/Documentation/e29703b9-9e75-475f-b2ea-5e7aeed38a28.png) |
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## What you can do with a Table

- Switch easily between a grid, chart and sheet view using the display icons in the top left.
- [Play with your View](/v1/docs/work-views-pigment)
- [Add a formula](/v1/docs/introduction-formulas)
- Export your data by clicking on the file icon

### **Learn more**

- [Measuring what you want with Metrics](/v1/docs/model-metrics)