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What is the best practice for using BY modifier with Allocation method, BY CONSTANT vs BY?

  • May 2, 2025
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sudhakar
Apprentice Author
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Hello-

As I begin pigment training and work through the formula exercises, I’ve noticed that while CONSTANT is the default allocation method, I often omit it, assuming it will apply automatically. However, the post-exercise walkthroughs consistently include it explicitly.

Is there an advantage to always specifying CONSTANT (for allocation) or SUM (for aggregation), even when they’re defaults?

Thanks,
Sudhakar

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Stef
Employee
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  • Employee
  • May 2, 2025

Hi. The only advantage of specifying it is that its more clear to you which one it is using. By not specifying it Pigment will decide which one to use so it can do either a sum or constant.

Hope this helps,