Displaying the name of a minimum value in crosstab

Question

Hi,
we have a crosstab with [Job Number] in the left column, [Quantitiy Break] as the column headers and (min[bid value]) as the measure.
We want to display the name of the [vendor] who gave the minimum bid alongside the measure in the crosstab.
we have tried allsorts of formula along the lines of:
=[Vendor] Where ([Bid Value Row]=(Min([Bid Value Row])))
=[Vendor] Where ([Bid Value Row]=(Min([Bid Value Row] ForEach ([Job Number]))))
=[Vendor] Where ([Bid Value Row]=(Min([Bid Value Row] ForEach ([Job Number];[Quantity Break]))))
etc
can anyone help?
thanks very much
Keith

Answer 1

You could try the method I use to pull this back from the database in one go...
Create an object
start with bidvalue (aggregated on the right level, formatted as string,
make sure you use leading zeroes and room enough for the highest possible value)
and concatenate the vendor after that.
Now use right(min(new object);lenght(new object)-length bidvalue string)
(might have tweak a bit to get the exact vendor part of the string, this is from the top of my head,
but no doubt you'll get it to work)
This will find the combination with the minimum bidvalue, but only return the vendor part.
Hope this helps,
Marianne