BottomSum

Analysis Services Programming

Analysis Services Programming

BottomSum

The BottomSum function returns, in order of increasing rank, the bottommost rows of a table whose cumulative total is at least a specified value.

Syntax

BottomSum(<table expression>, <rank expression>, <sum>)

Applies to

An expression that returns a table, such as a <table column reference> or a function that returns a table.

Return Type

<table expression>

Remarks

The BottomSum function returns the bottommost rows in increasing order of rank based on the evaluated value of the <rank expression> argument for each row, such that the sum of the <rank expression> values is at least the given total specified by the <sum> argument. BottomSum returns the smallest number of elements possible while still meeting the specified sum value.

For more information, see TopSum.