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SQL Logical Execution Order
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SQL Logical Execution Order

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

What is the SQL logical execution order?

Explain the order in which a SQL query is logically evaluated, including joins, filtering, aggregation, window calculations, projection, duplicate removal, sorting, and row limiting. Write a PostgreSQL query that returns the ordered stages from the provided reference data.

Output

  1. One row per logical processing stage.
  2. Columns: stage_name, logical_position, stage_description, previous_stage, and display_order.
  3. Sort by logical_position ascending.

Schema

sql_execution_stages
ColumnTypeDescription
stage_namePKVARCHAR(40)Name of a logical SQL processing stage
logical_positionINTEGERLogical sequence number for the stage
stage_descriptionVARCHAR(200)Explanation of what is evaluated at the stage
Tablessql_execution_stages
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