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SQL for Capex by Department
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SQL for Capex by Department

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the total capital expenditure by department for the last fiscal quarter, joining a transactions table with a department mapping table.

Assume fiscal quarters follow calendar quarters, and determine the last fiscal quarter relative to current_date. Include only capital expenditure transactions with a matching department.

Output

  1. One row per department, with department_name and total_capex.
  2. Include departments with matching capital expenditure transactions only.
  3. Sort by total_capex descending, then department_name ascending.

Schema

transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
department_codeVARCHAR(10)Code identifying the responsible department
transaction_dateDATEDate the transaction was recorded
transaction_typeVARCHAR(20)Financial transaction classification
amountDECIMAL(14,2)Transaction amount in dollars
department_mapping
ColumnTypeDescription
department_codePKVARCHAR(10)Unique department code
department_nameVARCHAR(100)Readable department name
Tablestransactionsdepartment_mapping
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