Min

The Min function finds the minimum value for a column or group.

To find the minimum value across columns, use the Least function.

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The Min function is an aggregate function.

Aggregate functions evaluate one or more rows of data and return a single value.

In a table element, the aggregate is calculated for each grouping. For information on how to add a grouping with an aggregate calculation to a table, see Group columns in a table.

In a table with no groupings, the aggregate is calculated for each row. For information on how to calculate summary statistics across all rows in a table, see Add summary statistics to a table.

To learn more about using aggregate functions, see Building complex formulas with grouped data.

Usage

Min([column])

Function arguments:

• [column] (required) The column to be searched. Can be of type Number, Date, and String.

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The minimum of strings is determined by sort order, which is affected by your database settings. Sort order is most often blank spaces > special characters > numbers > uppercase letters > lowercase letters.
For numbers, preceding and trailing zeroes most often have no effect on sort order.

Example

Min([Balance])

• Finds the smallest balance. Could be negative.

Min([Name])

• Finds the first name alphabetically. If Name was “Betty”, “Charles”, and “Anne”, the result would be ”Anne”.

Min([Invoice Date])

• Finds the lowest Invoice Date, which is the invoice date furthest in the past.