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Rolling Spend SQL Query
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Rolling Spend SQL Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a table of transaction logs, write a query to calculate the total spend per user over a rolling 30-day window.

Treat each transaction date as the end of its window. Include that date and the preceding 29 calendar days. Treat NULL transaction amounts as zero.

Output

  1. One row per transaction, with user_id, transaction_time, transaction_id, and rolling_30_day_spend.
  2. Include all transactions and sort by user_id, transaction_time, and transaction_id ascending.

Schema

transaction_logs
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
user_idINTUser who made the transaction
transaction_timeTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the transaction occurred
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
Tablestransaction_logs
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