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SQL Saturday #492 Follow Up – A Window into Your Data

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Thanks for attending my session on window functions in TSQL. I hope you learned something you can take back and use in your projects or at your work. You will find an link to the session and code I used below. If you have any questions about the session post them in comments and I will try to get you the answers.

Questions and Comments

  1. Does RATIO_TO_REPORT exist in SQL Server? It is in Oracle.
    • Currently this function is not available in SQL Server
    • Here is the equivalent functionality using existing functions in SQL Server:
      • OrderAmt / SUM(OrderAmt) OVER (PARTITION BY OrderDate)
      • This example can use the source code I have referenced below. It uses the current value as the numerator and the sum by partition as the denominator. While not a simple function, the equivalent is still fairly simple using window functions to help.
  2. Demo issues with Azure SQL Database
    • During the session I ran into an issue with Azure SQL Database. It turns out that the following two functions are not supported there.
      • PERCENTILE_CONT
      • PERCENTILE_DISC

Slides, Code, and Follow Up Posts

The presentation can be found here: A Window into Your Data

The code was put into a Word document that you can get here: TSQL Window Function Code

This session is also backed by an existing blog series I have written.

T-SQL Window Functions – Part 1- The OVER() Clause

T-SQL Window Functions – Part 2- Ranking Functions

T-SQL Window Functions – Part 3: Aggregate Functions

T-SQL Window Functions – Part 4- Analytic Functions

Microsoft Resources:

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