library(tidyverse)
df <- tribble(~x, ~y, # making a sample data frame
1, 1,
3, 2,
2, 3,
3, 4,
2, 5,
4, 6,
5, 7,
2, 8,
1, 9,
1, 10,
3, 11,
4, 12)
df <- df %>%
add_column(z = sample(1:nrow(df))) #add another column for the example
df
# If there is only one additional column and you need the first value
df %>%
group_by(x) %>%
summarise(sum_y = sum(y), z_1st = z[1])
# otherwise use summarise_at to address all the other columns
f <- function(x){x[1]} # function to extract the first value
df %>%
group_by(x) %>%
summarise_at(.vars = vars(-c('y')), .funs = f) # exclude column y from the calculations