MAX
Function MAX is also found in the following categories: Window functions.
Syntax
Standard
Extended
MAX( value )
MAX( value
[ FIXED ... | INCLUDE ... | EXCLUDE ... ]
[ BEFORE FILTER BY ... ]
)
More info:
Description
Returns the maximum value.
If value:
- number — Returns the largest number.
- date — Returns the latest date.
- string — Returns the last value in the alphabetic order.
Argument types:
value—Boolean | Date | Datetime | Fractional number | Integer | String | UUID
Return type: Same type as (value)
Example
Source data
| City | Category | Orders | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
'London' |
'Office Supplies' |
8 |
120.10 |
'London' |
'Furniture' |
1 |
750.00 |
'Moscow' |
'Furniture' |
2 |
1250.50 |
'Moscow' |
'Office Supplies' |
4 |
85.34 |
'San Francisco' |
'Office Supplies' |
23 |
723.00 |
'San Francisco' |
'Technology' |
12 |
1542.00 |
'Detroit' |
'Furniture' |
5 |
6205.87 |
'Detroit' |
'Technology' |
9 |
2901.00 |
Grouped by [City].
Sorted by [City].
Formulas:
- City:
[City]; - Max Orders:
MAX([Orders]); - Max Profit:
MAX([Profit]).
Result
| City | Max Orders | Max Profit |
|---|---|---|
'Detroit' |
9 |
6205.87 |
'London' |
8 |
750.00 |
'Moscow' |
4 |
1250.50 |
'San Francisco' |
23 |
1542.00 |
Data source support
ClickHouse 21.8, Files, Google Sheets, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (14.0), MySQL 5.7, Oracle Database 12c (12.1), PostgreSQL 9.3, Trino, Yandex Documents, YDB.