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# PL summary

Download sample file: [PL\_Summary.csv](../assets/csv/PL_Summary.csv)

The desk-level P\&L and VaR values.  The P\&L values represent the EOD valuations.  The VaR values are the prediction for the next day.

This PL Summary file type is identified using the pattern: **\*\*/PL\_Summary\*.csv** (as specified by pl.summary.file-pattern). A sample file is `PL_Summary`. This file is loaded using the **PLSummary** topic. See the [Topic Aliases table](../dev/dev-ref-impl/dev-dlc/dlc-frtb-config#topic-aliases) for an understanding of the topic aliases associated with each topic.

|                 |         |          |                   |                                                                     |             |
| --------------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| **Field**       | **Key** | **Null** | **FieldType**     | **Description**                                                     | **Example** |
| AsOfDate        | Y       | N        | Date ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ | The as-of date (T-1). Timestamp (at close of business) for the data |             |
| Book            | Y       | N        | String            | The Book                                                            |             |
| Legal Entity    | Y       | N        | String            | The Legal Entity                                                    |             |
| Ccy             | Y       | N        | String            | The currency of P\&L and VaR values                                 |             |
| Actual PL       | N       | N        | Double            | The Actual P\&L value                                               |             |
| Hypothetical PL | N       | N        | Double            | The Hypothetical P\&L value                                         |             |
| Theoretical PL  | N       | N        | Double            | The Risk-Theoretical P\&L value                                     |             |
| PnL             | N       | N        | Vector            | VaR P\&L Vector values                                              |             |