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Reconcile Monthly Activity by Account
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Reconcile Monthly Activity by Account

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

UC Davis Financial Services wants a simple reconciliation view from Aggie Enterprise export data. Write a SQL query to summarize posted financial activity by account for March 2024.

Requirements

  1. Return one row per account_code.
  2. Include only rows where status = 'Posted' and transaction_date is in March 2024.
  3. Calculate:
    • total debit amount
    • total credit amount
    • net activity as SUM(debit_amount) - SUM(credit_amount)
  4. Sort the result by net_activity descending, then account_code ascending.

Schema

gl_transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
account_codeVARCHAR(20)General ledger account code
account_nameVARCHAR(100)General ledger account description
transaction_dateDATEDate the transaction was posted or recorded
debit_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Debit amount on the transaction
credit_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Credit amount on the transaction
statusVARCHAR(20)Transaction status such as Posted or Pending
source_systemVARCHAR(50)System where the transaction originated
Tablesgl_transactions
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