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Select Date in SQL
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Select Date in SQL

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How do you select a specific date from a table using SQL?

Asked in the Round 1 stage. Verbal explanation.

Using activity_log and customers, return all activities that occurred on February 14, 2025, with the associated customer information.

Output

  1. One row per matching activity.
  2. Columns: customer_name, activity_id, occurred_at, activity_date, and action_type.
  3. Include only activities on the specified calendar date, ordered by occurred_at ascending and activity_id ascending.

Schema

customers
ColumnTypeDescription
customer_idPKINTUnique customer identifier
customer_nameVARCHAR(100)Customer display name
segmentVARCHAR(30)Customer segment
activity_log
ColumnTypeDescription
activity_idPKINTUnique activity identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the activity
occurred_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the activity occurred
action_typeVARCHAR(40)Type of activity performed
Tablesactivity_logcustomers
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