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Driver table blocks let you bring drivers from across Runway onto a page. Use them when you want a page to show driver values, formulas, rollups, scenario comparisons, or editable planning inputs in table form.

Creating a driver table block

1

Open block options

On a page, type / to access block options.
2

Choose Driver table

Select Driver table.
3

Choose drivers

Choose the drivers you want to include. You can add or remove drivers later.

Customizing table columns

When you first add a driver table block, it displays the driver name and data by default. You can choose which columns appear.
1

Open Customize

Click Customize in the top-right corner of the block.
2

Open Properties

Select Properties.
3

Choose columns

Show or hide columns such as Data, Actuals Formula, Forecast Formula, Used By, Graph, and Rollup.
Driver table properties panel with column toggles

Viewing formulas in the table

Driver table blocks can show formula columns alongside values.
1

Open Customize

Click Customize in the top-right corner of the block.
2

Open Properties

Select Properties.
3

Show formula columns

Enable Actuals Formula or Forecast Formula.
Use the formula toolbar button labeled Open formulas to show formula columns while you work. When formula columns are visible, the button changes to Hide formulas. You can also toggle Actuals Formula with ⌥⇧A on Mac or Alt+Shift+A on Windows, toggle Forecast Formula with ⌥⇧F on Mac or Alt+Shift+F on Windows, and toggle pinned formula columns with ⌘⌥P on Mac or Ctrl+Alt+P on Windows.

Managing drivers in the table

Use + Add driver to add existing drivers or create a new driver directly in the block. To insert a driver near another driver, right-click a driver name or open its left-side menu, then select + Insert new driver above or + Insert new driver below. The shortcuts reference lists the keyboard shortcuts for inserting rows.
Driver menu showing insert above and insert below actions
To remove a driver from the block, select it and press Backspace, or right-click the driver name and select Remove from block.
Removing a driver from the block does not delete it from Runway. It only removes that driver from this table. See Duplicating, removing & deleting for details.
Driver table menu showing remove and delete actions

Formatting drivers

Drivers retain their existing formatting when added to a table on a page. You can adjust color, text style, indentation, precision, and other formatting, but those changes apply globally wherever the driver appears. For more details, see Driver formatting.

Time period rollups

Selecting the time period

By default, data in a driver table block is displayed monthly, with each month as a separate column. Use rollups when you want to show quarters, years, or custom ranges.
1

Open Rollups

Click Customize in the top-right corner, then select Rollups.
2

Choose a rollup

Choose Monthly, Quarterly, Annual, a combined monthly/quarterly/annual view, or Custom rollup.
3

Use custom options when needed

Custom rollups include quarter-to-date, half-year-to-date, year-to-date, quarter-to-last-close, half-year-to-last-close, year-to-last-close, and trailing 3, 6, or 12 months.
Driver table rollup menu

Selecting the aggregation

Each driver can define how values aggregate into a coarser time period.
1

Open Roll up by

Right-click the driver name and select Roll up by.
2

Choose an aggregation

Choose Sum, Average, First, or Last.
Driver rollup aggregation menu
You can also show the Rollup property as a column and adjust aggregation directly from the table.
1

Show the Rollup column

Click Customize > Properties, then enable Rollup.
2

Edit in the table

Click the Rollup cell for a driver and choose its aggregation method.
Driver table with Rollup property column visible

Comparing drivers across scenarios

1

Open Compare

Click Customize in the top-right corner.
2

Choose scenarios

Select Compare, then choose the scenarios you want to compare.
For more detail, see Scenarios.

Comparing drivers across time periods

In driver tables, you can compare values over time, such as month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, or year-over-year.
1

Open time period comparison

Click Customize, then go to Compare > Time period.
2

Choose a comparison window

Choose Previous period, 3 months ago, 6 months ago, or 12 months ago.
3

Choose metrics

Pick Value, Variance, Variance %, or a combination.
4

Review the rows

Each comparison appears as a new row below the original driver.
Driver table comparing values across time periods

Drivers table FAQ

No. Time period comparisons are displayed as rows.

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