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First value in a window

Suppose you want to figure out the first OrderDate in each territory or the last one. How would you do that? You can use the window functions FIRST_VALUE() and LAST_VALUE(), respectively! Here are the steps:

  • First, create partitions for each territory
  • Then, order by OrderDate
  • Finally, use the FIRST_VALUE() and/or LAST_VALUE() functions as per your requirement

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Intermediate SQL Server

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Write a T-SQL query that returns the first OrderDate by creating partitions for each TerritoryName.

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SELECT TerritoryName, OrderDate, 
       -- Select the first value in each partition
       ___(OrderDate) 
       -- Create the partitions and arrange the rows
       OVER(PARTITION BY TerritoryName ___ OrderDate) AS FirstOrder
FROM Orders
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