How to Use Min and Max Function in Kusto Query | Kusto Query Language Tutorial (KQL)

Topic: How to Use Min and Max Function in Kusto Query 

In this article we are going to learn about min and max functions in Kusto Query Language min and max functions are used to find the minimum values and maximum values Kusto Query Language is a powerful tool to explore your data and discover patterns, identify anomalies and outliers, create statistical modeling, and more. The query uses schema entities that are organized in a hierarchy similar to SQL's: databases, tables, and columns.

 // min and minif - Returns the minimum value across the group for which Predicate evaluates to true.  
 //create Table and Insert Sample Data in Azure Data Explorer DB for Testing  
 .drop table TotalSale  
 .create table TotalSale (  
   id: int   
   ,SalePersonFName: string  
   ,SalePersonLName : string  
   ,ProductName : string  
   ,ItemsSold : int  
   ,SoldPrice :real  
   ,SoldDate: date  
   ,City : string  
   ,State : string  
   ,Country : string  
   ,Region : string  
   )  
        
      //Insert data  
       .ingest inline into table TotalSale <|  
 11,Tamara,Tony,Cell Phone,2,1200,2015-03-03,Frankfurt,Hesse,Germany,Europe  
 9,Petra,Henry,TV,10,5000,2015-04-08,Paris,Île-de-France,France,Europe  
 3,Christy,Ladson,TV,3,1600,2015-04-02,High Point,NC,USA,North America  
 7,Chirag,Patel,Cell Phone,5,1500,2015-06-23,AhmadAbad,Gujrat,India,Asia  
 2,M,Raza,Cell Phone,2,800,2015-07-15,Charlotte,NC,USA,North America  
 5,Najaf,Ali,Computer,1,300,2015-06-20,Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan,Asia  
 6,Sukhjeet,Singh,TV,2,900,2015-06-21,ChandiGar,Punjab,India,Asia  
 4,John,Rivers,Laptop,5,2400,2014-03-09,Jersey City,NJ,USA,North America  
 8,Aleena,Aman,Laptop,2,800,2015-05-25,Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan,Asia  
 10,Rita,Roger,Laptop,7,2100,2015-04-11,Paris,Île-de-France,France,Europe  
 1,Aamir,Shahzad,TV,1,700,2015-07-15,Charlotte,NC,USA,North America  
 12,aamir,Shahzad,TV,1,7000,2015-07-15,Charlotte,NC,USA,North America  
 10,Rita,Roger,Laptop,7,2100,2015-04-11,Paris,Île-de-France,France,Europe  
   
   
 //Get the Max value across table  
 TotalSale  
 | summarize min(SoldPrice)  
   
 // get max value for each Region  
 TotalSale  
 | summarize min(SoldPrice) by Region  
   
 //using max by using Region by using maxif  
 TotalSale  
 | summarize minif(SoldPrice,Region=="Asia")  
   
 TotalSale  
 | summarize minif(SoldPrice,ItemsSold>3)  

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