Excel DMIN Function

Excel DMIN Function

Summary

The Excel DMIN function returns the minimum value in a field, from a set of records that match criteria. Use the MAX function to get the maximum value.

Purpose

Get min from matching records

Return value

The minimum value in a given field

Syntax

=DMIN (database, field, criteria)

Arguments

Usage notes

The Excel DMAX function gets the minimum value in a given field from a set of records that match criteria. The database argument is a range of cells that includes field headers, field is the name or index of the field to get a max value from, and criteria is a range of cells with headers that match those in database. 

Using the example above, you can get the minimum value from the field "Price" for records where the color is "red" and quantity is > 2 with these formulas:

=DMIN(B7:E14,"Price",B4:E5) // field by name=DMIN(B7:E14,2,B4:E5) // field by index

Criteria options

The criteria can include a variety of expressions, including some wildcards. The table below shows some examples:

CriteriaBehavior
RedMatch "red" or "RED"
Re*Begins with "re"
10Equal to 10
>10Greater than 10
<>Not blank
<>100Not 100
>12/19/2017Greater than Dec 19, 2017

Note: it appears support for wildcards is not as extensive as with other functions like COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, MATCH etc. For example, the pattern ??? will match strings with 3 exactly characters in more modern functions, but not in the database functions. If you are using wildcards, test carefully.

Multi-row criteria

The criteria range for DMIN can include more than one row below the headers. When criteria includes more than one row, each row is joined with OR logic, and the expressions in a given criteria row are joined with AND logic.

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Excel DMIN Function

Summary

The Excel DMIN function returns the minimum value in a field, from a set of records that match criteria. Use the MAX function to get the maximum value.

Purpose

Get min from matching records

Return value

The minimum value in a given field

Syntax

=DMIN (database, field, criteria)

Arguments

Usage notes

The Excel DMAX function gets the minimum value in a given field from a set of records that match criteria. The database argument is a range of cells that includes field headers, field is the name or index of the field to get a max value from, and criteria is a range of cells with headers that match those in database. 

Using the example above, you can get the minimum value from the field "Price" for records where the color is "red" and quantity is > 2 with these formulas:

=DMIN(B7:E14,"Price",B4:E5) // field by name=DMIN(B7:E14,2,B4:E5) // field by index

Criteria options

The criteria can include a variety of expressions, including some wildcards. The table below shows some examples:

CriteriaBehavior
RedMatch "red" or "RED"
Re*Begins with "re"
10Equal to 10
>10Greater than 10
<>Not blank
<>100Not 100
>12/19/2017Greater than Dec 19, 2017

Note: it appears support for wildcards is not as extensive as with other functions like COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, MATCH etc. For example, the pattern ??? will match strings with 3 exactly characters in more modern functions, but not in the database functions. If you are using wildcards, test carefully.

Multi-row criteria

The criteria range for DMIN can include more than one row below the headers. When criteria includes more than one row, each row is joined with OR logic, and the expressions in a given criteria row are joined with AND logic.

Notes: