Partition By

Ignacio L. Bisso

COUNT OVER PARTITION BY: An Explanation with 3 Examples

In SQL, combining the COUNT() function with the OVER() clause and PARTITION BY opens the door to a totally different way to count rows. In this article, you’ll learn how to do several COUNTs in a single query and calculate expressions based on the result of the COUNT function. In this article, we will cover how you can use the COUNT() function combined with the clauses OVER() and PARTITION BY.

Martyna Sławińska

How to Use SUM() with OVER(PARTITION BY) in SQL

Discover real-world use cases of the SUM() function with OVER(PARTITION BY) clause. Learn the syntax and check out 5 different examples. We use SQL window functions to perform operations on groups of data. These operations include the mathematical functions SUM(), COUNT(), AVG(), and more. Typically, you use SUM() function with GROUP BY. In this article, we will explain what SUM() with OVER(PARTITION BY) does in SQL. We’ll show you the most common use cases in real-world applications to determine the ratio of the individual row value to the total value, calculate running totals, and find a custom order total that includes discounts for certain products.

Tihomir Babic

How to Use the PARTITION BY Clause in SQL

We’ll be dealing with the window functions today. Specifically, we’ll focus on the PARTITION BY clause and explain what it does. PARTITION BY is one of the clauses used in window functions. In SQL, window functions are used for organizing data into groups and calculating statistics for them. It sounds awfully familiar, doesn’t it? Even though they sound similar, window functions and GROUP BY are not the same; window functions are more like GROUP BY on steroids.

Emil Drkušić

Differences Between GROUP BY and PARTITION BY

Window functions are a great addition to SQL, and they can make your life much easier if you know how to use them properly. Today, we will address the differences between a GROUP BY and a PARTITION BY. We’ll start with the very basics and slowly get you to a point where you can keep researching on your own. PARTITION BY vs. GROUP BY The PARTITION BY and the GROUP BY clauses are used frequently in SQL when you need to create a complex report.