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I spent some time looking through the CiviCRM documentation and around the forums for help with a very specific objective - I wasn't able to find anything that answered my question, so I thought I'd create a new topic.

I'm trying to modify the contribution totals display in CiviCRM when viewing the details of a specific contact record.  Currently, the default template (ContributionTotals.tpl I think) displays aggregate amounts for the current year and for the lifetime of the contact. I would like to be able to add a new row that displays totals for a specific time period - i.e., a contribution cycle conforming to a specific date range.

The default template seems to use a $contributionSummary object, and displays properties of this object in a table row.  I'd like to add a custom object - something like $cycleSummary - and be able to reference properties of this custom object in a similar way (e.g., {$cycleSummary.total.amount|crmMoney}).

Where in the template hierarchy is $contributionSummary created?  I'm assuming that this would be the place to add my new custom object, but if there is a more appropriate place where would it be?

Anyone ever tried to customize the ContributionTotals.tpl for display of specific information?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php, function summaryContribution (line 3287)

a better approach might be to use a hook and compute your totals on your hook function, customize the template to add your specific cycleSummary totals.

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lobo