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# Table-Scoped Level of Detail Expressions

It is possible to define a level of detail expression at the table level without using any of the scoping keywords. For example, the following expression returns the minimum (earliest) order date for the entire table:

`{MIN([Order Date])}`

This is equivalent to a FIXED level of detail expression with no dimension declaration:

`{FIXED : MIN([Order Date])}`