====== Maximum Field Value (Expression Function) ======

===== Purpose =====
The **Maximum Field Value** function (MAX_FIELD) is used to find the largest number value returned by a certain query.

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===== Parameters =====
The **Maximum Field Value** function has one parameters:

==== Field Value ====

Allowed Inputs: [[Field|field]] values

The parameter of the **Maximum Field Value** function are the field values to be examined.  The input is a query built using the [[Query Builder]] to find [[Field|field]] values on one or many [[record|record(s)]] in a [[Table|table]].

===== Output =====

The output of the **Maximum Field Value** function is the largest number found by a query.

===== Example =====

If an Invoice record has 4 related Line Item records, and those records have values of -6, 8, 8, and 24 in the Quantity field, COUNT(${Line Item ~> Quantity}) would result in 24.