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Top 10 IDs Query
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Top 10 IDs Query

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Business Context

First American Financial uses title order records and property data to support title and settlement workflows. An operations dashboard needs the highest order IDs from currently valid, completed orders.

Task

Write a PostgreSQL query that returns the top 10 title_order_id values in descending order. Include only completed title orders linked to active properties.

Requirements

  1. Join title_orders to properties using property_id.
  2. Filter for completed orders and active properties.
  3. Return only title_order_id, sorted descending, with at most 10 rows.

Schema

title_orders
ColumnTypeDescription
title_order_idPKINTUnique title order identifier
property_idINTRelated property identifier
order_statusVARCHAR(20)Current title order status
properties
ColumnTypeDescription
property_idPKINTUnique property identifier
property_nameVARCHAR(100)Property label
is_activeBOOLEANWhether the property is active
Tablestitle_ordersproperties
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