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SQL Join and Status Counts
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SQL Join and Status Counts

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to join operational records with employee or facility reference data and summarize counts by status.

Use the operational_records and facilities tables. Include records whose facility reference is missing and represent NULL statuses as Unknown.

Output

  1. One row per facility and status.
  2. Columns: facility_code, facility_name, status, and record_count.
  3. Sort by facility_code, then status alphabetically.

Schema

operational_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique operational record identifier
facility_idVARCHAR(10)Facility reference code
statusVARCHAR(20)Current operational status
recorded_onDATEDate the operational record was created
facilities
ColumnTypeDescription
facility_codePKVARCHAR(10)Unique facility reference code
facility_nameVARCHAR(100)Official facility name
facility_typeVARCHAR(40)Facility classification
Tablesoperational_recordsfacilities
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