MIN DAX Function (Aggregation)

Returns the smallest value in a column, or the smaller value between two scalar expressions. Ignores logical values. Strings are compared according to alphabetical order.

Syntax

MIN ( <ColumnNameOrScalar1> [, <Scalar2>] )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
ColumnNameOrScalar1		The column in which you want to find the smallest value, or the first scalar expression to compare.
Scalar2	Optional	The second value to compare.

Return values

Scalar A single value of any type.

Smallest value found in the column or in the two expressions.

Remarks

When used with a single column, the MIN function internally executes MINX, without any performance difference.
The following MIN call:

MIN ( table[column] )

corresponds to the following MINX call:

MINX (
    table,
    table[column] 
)

The result is blank in case there are no rows in the table with a non-blank value.

When used with two arguments, the syntax:

MIN ( exp1, exp2 )

corresponds to:

VAR v1 = exp1
VAR v2 = exp2
RETURN IF ( 
    v1 < v2, 
    v1, 
    v2 
)

Related functions

Other related functions are:

MINA
MINX

Last update: Oct 13, 2018 » Contribute » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Jes Hansen

MSDN documentation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/query-bi/dax/min-function-dax