--- sidebar_position: 141 --- # deltaSumTimestamp Adds the difference between consecutive rows. If the difference is negative, it is ignored. This function is primarily for [materialized views](../../../sql-reference/statements/create/view.md#materialized) that are ordered by some time bucket-aligned timestamp, for example, a `toStartOfMinute` bucket. Because the rows in such a materialized view will all have the same timestamp, it is impossible for them to be merged in the "right" order. This function keeps track of the `timestamp` of the values it's seen, so it's possible to order the states correctly during merging. To calculate the delta sum across an ordered collection you can simply use the [deltaSum](../../../sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/deltasum.md#agg_functions-deltasum) function. **Syntax** ``` sql deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp) ``` **Arguments** - `value` — Input values, must be some [Integer](../../data-types/int-uint.md) type or [Float](../../data-types/float.md) type or a [Date](../../data-types/date.md) or [DateTime](../../data-types/datetime.md). - `timestamp` — The parameter for order values, must be some [Integer](../../data-types/int-uint.md) type or [Float](../../data-types/float.md) type or a [Date](../../data-types/date.md) or [DateTime](../../data-types/datetime.md). **Returned value** - Accumulated differences between consecutive values, ordered by the `timestamp` parameter. Type: [Integer](../../data-types/int-uint.md) or [Float](../../data-types/float.md) or [Date](../../data-types/date.md) or [DateTime](../../data-types/datetime.md). **Example** Query: ```sql SELECT deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp) FROM (SELECT number AS timestamp, [0, 4, 8, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 5][number] AS value FROM numbers(1, 10)); ``` Result: ``` text ┌─deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp)─┐ │ 13 │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ ```