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Window Function SQL Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using a window function to solve the problem.

Using the supplied users and transactions tables, return each completed transaction belonging to a known user. Exclude transactions with missing amounts. Transactions with equal amounts for the same user must share the same rank.

Output

  1. One row per included transaction.
  2. Columns: user_id, display_name, transaction_id, transaction_amount, and amount_rank.
  3. Sort by user_id, rank ascending, then transaction_id ascending.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
display_nameVARCHAR(100)User display name
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
user_idINTUser associated with the transaction
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
statusVARCHAR(20)Transaction processing status
Tablesuserstransactions
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