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| Max function |
| Format |
Max(field{;field...}) |
| Parameter |
| field - any related field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields; or an expression that returns a field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields. |
| Parameters in curly braces { } are optional. |
| Data type returned |
| text, number, date, time, timestamp |
| Description |
| Returns the highest valid value in: |
| a repeating field (repeatingField). |
| a field in matching related records specified by (table::field), whether or not these records appear in a portal. |
| several non-repeating fields in a record (field1;field2;field3...). |
| corresponding repetitions of repeating fields in a record (repeatingField1;repeatingField2;repeatingField3), if the result is returned in a repeating field with at least the same number of repeats. |
| several fields in the first matching record specified by (table::field1;table::field2;...). You can include fields from different tables (table 1::field A;table 2::field B...). |
| Examples |
| The Accounts layout has a portal showing installment payments made. |
| Max(Payments::PaymentDate) returns the most recent date a payment was made on an account. |
| In the following examples: |
| Field1 contains two repetitions with values of 1 and 2. |
| Field2 contains four repetitions with values of 5, 6, 7, and 8. |
| Field3 contains 6. |
| Max(Field2) returns 8 when the calculation isn't a repeating field. |
| Max(Field1;Field2;Field3) returns 6, 6, 7, 8 when the calculation is a repeating field. |
| Note When a referenced field is a repeating field, the Max function returns the maximum value in the first repetition field, then the maximum value in the second repetition field, and so on. |
| Related topics |
| Functions reference (category list) |
| Functions reference (alphabetical list) |
| About formulas |
| About functions |
| Defining calculation fields |
| Using operators in formulas |
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