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SQL Window Functions Top 3
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SQL Window Functions Top 3

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query utilizing window functions to find the top three highest-value transactions per department for each month.

Use the transactions table. Include rows with non-null department, transaction date, and amount. Ties are resolved by the smaller transaction ID.

Output

  1. One row per selected transaction, with month_start, department, transaction_id, transaction_date, amount, and transaction_rank.
  2. Include no more than three rows per department and month.
  3. Order by month_start, department, transaction_rank, and transaction_id.

Schema

transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
departmentVARCHAR(100)Department responsible for the transaction
transaction_dateDATEDate on which the transaction occurred
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction value
Tablestransactions
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