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Rank Users or Sellers With Window Functions
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Rank Users or Sellers With Window Functions

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to rank users or sellers by performance.

For this exercise, rank all sellers by the total value of their completed orders. Include sellers with no completed orders, and assign the same rank to sellers with equal totals.

Output

  1. One row per seller, with seller_id, seller_name, total_completed_gmv, and performance_rank
  2. Include every seller, including those with no completed orders
  3. Sort by total_completed_gmv descending, then seller_id ascending for ties

Schema

sellers
ColumnTypeDescription
seller_idPKINTUnique seller identifier
seller_nameVARCHAR(100)Seller display name
orders
ColumnTypeDescription
order_idPKINTUnique order identifier
seller_idINTSeller associated with the order
statusVARCHAR(30)Current order status
order_valueNUMERIC(12,2)Order merchandise value
Tablessellersorders
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