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Window Functions for Publisher Revenue
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Window Functions for Publisher Revenue

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to rank publishers by revenue within each day and calculate a running total.

Use completed revenue events only. Treat each publisher and calendar date as one output row.

Output

  1. Return publisher_name, revenue_date, daily_revenue, daily_rank, and running_total.
  2. Include one row per publisher and date with completed revenue.
  3. Rank publishers within each date by descending daily revenue, with equal revenues sharing a rank.
  4. Calculate each publisher's cumulative revenue through the displayed date.
  5. Order by revenue_date, daily_rank, and publisher_name.

Schema

publishers
ColumnTypeDescription
publisher_idPKINTUnique publisher identifier
publisher_nameVARCHAR(100)Publisher display name
revenue_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique revenue event identifier
publisher_idINTPublisher associated with the event
revenue_dateDATECalendar date of the revenue event
revenue_amountDECIMAL(12,2)Revenue attributed to the event
event_statusVARCHAR(20)Event processing status
Tablespublishersrevenue_events
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