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SQL MIN function

7 July 2020

SQL MIN function

SQL MIN function is used to return the minimum value of an expression in the SELECT operator.

Syntax for MIN function in SQL

SELECT MIN(aggregate_expression_id).
FROM tabs
[WHERE conds]

Or syntax for the MIN function when grouping results in one or more columns.

SELECT expression1_id, expression2_id, ... expression_n_id,
MIN(aggregate_expression_id)
FROM tabs
[WHERE conds]
GROUP BY expression1_id, expression2_id, ... expression_n_id;

where:

  • expression1id, expression2_id, …expression_n_id – Expressions which are not encapsulated in the MIN function and must be included in the GROUP BY offer at the end of the SQL query
  • aggregate_expression_id – This is the column or expression from which the minimum value will be returned
  • tabs – The tables from which you want to get the records. The FROM sentence must contain at least one table
  • WHERE conds – Optional. These are the conditions that must be met to select records

Single Expression Example

The simplest way to use the SQL function MIN would be to return one field that calculates the value of MIN.
For example, you can find out the minimum salary of all employees.

SELECT MIN(salary_id) AS "Lowest salary_id".
FROM empls;

In this example of the SQL function MIN we have the expression MIN(salary_id) with the nickname “Lowest salary_id”. As a result “Lowest salary_id” will be displayed as a field name when returning the result set.

Using SQL GROUP BY

In some cases you will need to use the GROUP BY SQL operator with the MIN function.

For example, you can also use the SQL function MIN to return the name of each department and the minimum wage in the department.

SELECT department_id,
MIN(salary_id) AS "Lowest salary_id"
FROM empls
GROUP BY department_id;

Since there is one column specified in SQL statement SELECT, which is not encapsulated in SQL function MIN, it is necessary to use SQL statement GROUP BY.

Therefore, the department field must be specified in the GROUP BY section.

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