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Clean Inconsistent Expense Entries
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Clean Inconsistent Expense Entries

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a PostgreSQL query that cleans inconsistent department, category, and amount fields from CU Denver Finance expense staging data, then returns department-level totals for valid expenses only. Exclude unmatched departments and invalid or negative amounts, and keep only departments with at least 2 valid cleaned rows.

Schema

expense_staging
ColumnTypeDescription
expense_idINTRaw expense row ID
dept_name_rawVARCHAR(100)Department name from source extract
category_rawVARCHAR(50)Raw category text
amount_rawVARCHAR(30)Amount stored as text
expense_dateDATEExpense date
dept_reference
ColumnTypeDescription
dept_codeVARCHAR(10)Department code
dept_name_standardVARCHAR(100)Standard department name

Representative Rows

dept_reference
FINFinance
BUDBudget Office
SAStudent Affairs
expense_staging
1financetravel$1,200.502024-01-10
4Budget Officesupplies-502024-01-18
8Student Affairstravelabc2024-02-01
10Unknown DeptSupplies$1002024-02-05
Tablesexpense_stagingdept_reference
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