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Window Function Transaction Ranking

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a window function to rank transactions within each category and retrieve the top three highest values.

Use the transactions table. Ties should receive the same rank, so a category may return more than three rows when values are tied.

Output

  1. One row per transaction whose rank is 1, 2, or 3 within its category
  2. Columns: transaction_id, category, transaction_value, and transaction_rank
  3. Order by category, transaction_rank, transaction_value descending, then transaction_id

Schema

transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
categoryVARCHAR(50)Transaction category
transaction_valueDECIMAL(12,2)Monetary value of the transaction
Tablestransactions
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