NthSmallest (N, fld), NthSmallest (N, fld, condFld), NthSmallest (N, fld, condFld, cond)

Basic and Crystal syntax.

Arguments
Returns

Fractional Number

Action

Determines the Nth smallest value in a given field, either for the entire report or for each instance of the (condFld) group.

Examples

The following examples are applicable to both Basic and Crystal syntax:

NthSmallest (1, {Customer.CUSTOMER ID}

Returns 12, where the Customer ID field contains numerical values ranging from 12 to 50.

NthSmallest(1, {Customer.CUSTOMER NAME}, {Customer.REGION})

Returns the least value in the Customer Name field, per region.

NthSmallest({orders.ORDER AMOUNT}, {Customer.REGION}, "monthly")

Groups values in the Amount field by region, then returns the least value in the Amount field for each region, per month.

Note:    Using this function in a formula forces the formula to be evaluated at print time.

For more information on evaluation time considerations, see Evaluation Time functions.



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