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SQL for Average Process Time
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SQL for Average Process Time

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the average time taken for each operational process in a given dataset.

Use the provided process and execution data. Calculate elapsed time only for completed executions with valid timestamps, while retaining processes with no qualifying executions.

Output

  1. One row per operational process with process_id, process_name, and average_duration_seconds.
  2. Return NULL when a process has no qualifying executions.
  3. Order by process_id ascending.

Schema

operational_processes
ColumnTypeDescription
process_idPKINTUnique identifier for the operational process
process_nameVARCHAR(100)Name of the operational process
process_executions
ColumnTypeDescription
execution_idPKINTUnique identifier for an execution
process_idINTProcess associated with the execution
statusVARCHAR(20)Execution status
started_atTIMESTAMPExecution start timestamp
completed_atTIMESTAMPExecution completion timestamp
Tablesoperational_processesprocess_executions
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