def sum_in_date(x='date', y='net_sales', filter_dict=None, model='WikiItem', app=DEFAULT_APP, sort=True, limit=100000):
    """
    Count the number of records for each discrete (categorical) value of a field and return a dict of two lists, the field values and the counts.

    FIXME: Tests need models with a date field:
    Examples:
      >> x, y = sum_in_date(y='net_sales', filter_dict={'model__startswith': 'LC60'}, model='Permission', limit=5, sort=1)
      >> len(x) == len(y) == 5
      True
      >> y[1] >= y[0]
      True
    """
    sort = sort_prefix(sort)
    model = get_model(model, app)
    filter_dict = filter_dict or {}
    objects = model.objects.filter(**filter_dict)
    # only the x values are now in the queryset (datetime information)
    objects = objects.values(x)
    objects = objects.annotate(y=djmodels.Sum(y))

    if sort is not None:
        # FIXME: this duplicates the dict of lists sort below
        objects = objects.order_by(sort + 'y')
    objects = objects.all()
    if limit:
        objects = objects[:int(limit)]
    objects = util.sod_transposed(objects)
    if sort is not None:
        objects = sorted_dict_of_lists(objects, field_names=['y', x], reverse=bool(sort=='-'))
    if not x in objects or not 'y' in objects:
        return [], []
    else:
        return objects[x], objects['y']