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Detect Duplicate Ledger Transactions
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Detect Duplicate Ledger Transactions

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find duplicate transaction records in a ledger table.

Treat records as duplicates when their account, transaction type, amount, currency, transaction date, and reference code match. The reference code may be NULL, and NULL reference codes should match other NULL reference codes. Return every record belonging to a duplicate group.

Output

  1. One row per duplicate ledger record
  2. Columns: transaction_id, account_id, transaction_type, amount, currency, transaction_date, reference_code, and duplicate_count
  3. Exclude records with no duplicate
  4. Order by account_id, transaction_date, and transaction_id ascending

Schema

ledger
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique ledger record identifier
account_idINTAccount associated with the transaction
transaction_typeVARCHAR(20)Ledger transaction classification
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
currencyVARCHAR(3)Three-letter transaction currency
transaction_dateDATEDate the transaction was recorded
reference_codeVARCHAR(30)External or internal transaction reference
Tablesledger
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