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Window Functions for Product Ranking
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Window Functions for Product Ranking

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to rank products by sales within each region.

Use the provided sales, product, and region tables. Include only sales linked to a valid product and region.

Output

  1. One row per product and region
  2. Columns: region_name, product_name, total_sales, and sales_rank
  3. Rank products by descending total sales within each region, with ties sharing the same rank
  4. Order by region_name, sales_rank, then product_name

Schema

sales_transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique sales transaction identifier
product_idINTReferenced product identifier
region_idINTReferenced sales region identifier
sales_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Sales amount for the transaction
products
ColumnTypeDescription
product_idPKINTUnique product identifier
product_nameVARCHAR(100)Product name
sales_regions
ColumnTypeDescription
region_idPKINTUnique sales region identifier
region_nameVARCHAR(100)Sales region name
Tablessales_transactionsproductssales_regions
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