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SQL Records Missing From Table
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SQL Records Missing From Table

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find records that appear in one table but not another.

Use source_records as the table containing the complete expected record set and comparison_records as the table to check. Return records present in source_records that have no matching record_id in comparison_records.

Output

  1. Return one row per missing record.
  2. Include the column record_id.
  3. Sort results by record_id in ascending order.

Schema

source_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique identifier expected in the source dataset
record_nameVARCHAR(100)Descriptive name of the record
record_statusVARCHAR(30)Optional status assigned to the source record
comparison_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique identifier found in the comparison dataset
record_nameVARCHAR(100)Descriptive name of the comparison record
record_statusVARCHAR(30)Optional status assigned to the comparison record
Tablessource_recordscomparison_records
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