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# RunningCount

Calculates the running count of values from the first row up to the current row within a partition.

**Category:** `window`

**Syntax:**

```
RunningCount([column])
```

**Returns:** `Integer`

**Context Filtering:** ✓ Yes

## Parameters

| Name     | Type     | Required | Description                    |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------ |
| `column` | `column` | ✓ Yes    | The column to count values for |

## Validation

* Minimum parameters: 1
* Maximum parameters: 1

## Examples

```
RunningCount([Order_ID])
```

Returns the running count of orders from the first row to the current row.

```
RunningCount([Customer_ID])
```

Calculates running count of customers, useful for tracking cumulative customer interactions over time.

```
RunningCount([Transaction_ID])
```

Tracks cumulative transaction count, showing how the count grows with each transaction.

## Related Functions

* [CumulativeCount](cumulativecount) - Calculates cumulative count (similar functionality)
* [RunningTotal](runningtotal) - Calculates running total
* [MovingCount](movingcount) - Calculates moving count with a window
* [Count](../aggregate/count) - Returns the overall count