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WITH sales_cte AS (
SELECT
product_id,
SUM(quantity) AS total_quantity,
SUM(price * quantity) AS total_sales
FROM orders
GROUP BY product_id
)
SELECT
p.product_name,
sc.total_quantity,
sc.total_sales
FROM products p
JOIN sales_cte sc ON p.product_id = sc.product_id
ORDER BY sc.total_sales DESC;
CTEs improve query readability and maintainability by breaking complex queries into logical components.
SELECT
employee_id,
department,
salary,
AVG(salary) OVER (PARTITION BY department) AS avg_department_salary,
salary - AVG(salary) OVER (PARTITION BY department) AS difference_from_avg,
RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY department ORDER BY salary DESC) AS department_rank
FROM employees
ORDER BY department, salary DESC;
Window functions perform calculations across related rows without collapsing the result set.
Common Table Expressions (CTEs) offer several advantages:
Window functions and regular aggregate functions serve different purposes:
| Feature | Window Functions | Regular Aggregate Functions |
|---|---|---|
| Result Set | Preserve all rows in the result set | Collapse rows into summary rows |
| Usage | Calculate values across related rows | Calculate summary values for groups |
| Syntax | Use OVER() clause to define window | Used with GROUP BY clause |
| Common Use Cases | Running totals, rankings, moving averages | Summarizing data by categories |
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