Least

Least(<input>,…)

input (required) The data or column of data to be evaluated. Input can be numbers, dates, or strings.

input 2+ (optional) Additional inputs to compare. All additional inputs must match the type of the first input.

NOTE: If you would like to compare a column of dates against a specific date, you must wrap the input in the Date() function.

Least([Date], Date("2018-04-12"))

• Returns the value in [Date] if the date is before April 12, 2018, otherwise it returns April 12, 2018. It is testing for the date that occurs the furthest back.

Least([Profit 2016], [Profit 2017], [Profit 2018])

• Returns the profit numbers for the year that was a least profitable.

These functions return well-known mathematical constants or implement common arithmetic functions.