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Rank Transactions with Window Functions
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Rank Transactions with Window Functions

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query using window functions to rank customer transactions by date within each account.

Use the provided account and transaction data. Include only transactions associated with a known account, and assign the same rank to transactions sharing a date.

Output

  1. One row per included transaction with account_id, customer_id, transaction_id, transaction_date, and transaction_rank.
  2. Order by account, transaction date ascending with null dates last, then transaction ID.
  3. Rank independently within each account.

Schema

accounts
ColumnTypeDescription
account_idPKINTUnique account identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the account
account_typeVARCHAR(30)Type of financial account
account_statusVARCHAR(20)Current account status
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
account_idINTAccount associated with the transaction
transaction_dateDATEDate the transaction was posted
amountDECIMAL(12,2)Transaction amount
transaction_typeVARCHAR(30)Transaction classification
Tablesaccountstransactions
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