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title Max (MDX) | Microsoft Docs
ms.date 06/04/2018
ms.prod sql
ms.technology analysis-services
ms.custom mdx
ms.topic reference
ms.author owend
ms.reviewer owend
author minewiskan

Max (MDX)

Returns the maximum value of a numeric expression that is evaluated over a set.

Syntax

  
Max( Set_Expression [ , Numeric_Expression ] )

Arguments

Set_Expression
A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that returns a set.

Numeric_Expression
A valid numeric expression that is typically a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression of cell coordinates that return a number.

Remarks

If a numeric expression is specified, the specified numeric expression is evaluated across the set and then returns the maximum value from that evaluation. If a numeric expression is not specified, the specified set is evaluated in the current context of the members of the set and then returns the maximum value from that evaluation.

Note

[!INCLUDEssASnoversion] ignores nulls when calculating the maximum value in a set of numbers.

Example

The following example returns the maximum monthly sales for each quarter, subcategory, and country in the Adventure Works cube.

WITH MEMBER Measures.x AS Max   
   ([Date].[Calendar].CurrentMember.Children  
      , [Measures].[Reseller Order Quantity]  
   )  
SELECT Measures.x ON 0  
,NON EMPTY [Date].[Calendar].[Calendar Quarter]*   
   [Product].[Product Categories].[Subcategory].members *  
   [Geography].[Geography].[Country].Members  
ON 1  
FROM [Adventure Works]

See Also

MDX Function Reference (MDX)