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Min - chart function

Min() finds the lowest value of the aggregated data. By specifying a rank n, the nth lowest value can be found.

Tip noteYou might also want to look at FirstSortedValue and RangeMin, which have similar functionality to the Min function.

Syntax:  

Min({[SetExpression] [TOTAL [<fld {,fld}>]]} expr [,rank])

Return data type: numeric

Arguments
Argument Description
expr The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
rank The default value of rank is 1, which corresponds to the lowest value. By specifying rank as 2, the second lowest value is returned. If rank is 3, the third lowest value is returned, and so on.
SetExpression By default, the aggregation function will aggregate over the set of possible records defined by the selection. An alternative set of records can be defined by a set analysis expression.
TOTAL If the word TOTAL occurs before the function arguments, the calculation is made over all possible values given the current selections, and not just those that pertain to the current dimensional value, that is, it disregards the chart dimensions. By using TOTAL [<fld {.fld}>], where the TOTAL qualifier is followed by a list of one or more field names as a subset of the chart dimension variables, you create a subset of the total possible values.

Defining the aggregation scope

Example: Chart expressions
Example Result
Min(UnitSales)

Returns the lowest non-null value in the UnitSales field.

Min(UnitSales*UnitPrice) The value of an order is calculated by multiplying the number of units sold ( in UnitSales) by the unit price. Returns the lowest non-null value of the result of calculating all possible values of (UnitSales) * (UnitPrice).
Min(UnitSales, 2) Returns the value for the second lowest value in UnitSales (after the NULL values).
Min(TOTAL UnitSales) The TOTAL qualifier means the lowest possible value is found, disregarding the chart dimensions. For a chart with Customer as dimension, the TOTAL qualifier will ensure the minimum value across the full dataset is returned, instead of the minimum UnitSales for each customer.
Min({1} TOTAL UnitSales) The set analysis expression {1} defines the set of records to be evaluated as ALL, independent of any selection made. For example, if a specific customer is selected, it will still return the minimum UnitSales across the full dataset.

Example - Min fundamentals

Example - Min scenario calculating lowest sales by month

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