minif() (aggregation function)

Applies to: ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel

Returns the minimum of Expr in records for which Predicate evaluates to true.

• Can be used only in context of aggregation inside summarize

See also - min() function, which returns the minimum value across the group without predicate expression.

Syntax

minif (Expr,Predicate)

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Parameters

Returns

The minimum value of Expr in records for which Predicate evaluates to true.

Example

This example shows the minimum damage for events with casualties (Except 0)

StormEvents
| extend Damage=DamageCrops+DamageProperty, Deaths=DeathsDirect+DeathsIndirect
| summarize MinDamageWithCasualties=minif(Damage,(Deaths >0) and (Damage >0)) by State 
| where MinDamageWithCasualties >0 and isnotnull(MinDamageWithCasualties)

Output

The results table shown includes only the first 10 rows.

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