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SQL with Clause

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SQL with Clause

Introduction to SQL with Clause

SQL WITH clause, also known as subquery refactoring or common table expressions(CTEs) is used for creating a temporary result set using a simple sql query, such that this temporary set can further be used multiple times within the main SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE statements, i.e, WITH clause creates a temporary virtual table with can be further used in main SQL queries.

Syntax and parameters

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-- Define the CTE(temporary table) name and column list
WITH temp_table_name ( column_name1, column_name2, ...)
AS
-- Define the CTE query
(
SELECT column_name1, column_name2
FROM table_name1
WHERE condition
)
-- Define the main query
SELECT column_name1, column_name2
FROM temp_table_name;

The different parameters used in the syntax are :

  • WITH: With clause is used for creating a common table expression or temporary tables
  • temp_table_name ( column_name1, column_name2, …): Here, temp_table_name is the name of CTE and ( column_name1, column_name2, …) is the definition of column names of the CTE which we will be using further in the main query.
  • AS (SELECT column_name1, column_name2 FROM table_name1 WHERE condition): This section specifies a SELECT statement whose result set will populate the CTE.
  • SELECT column_name1, column_name2 FROM temp_table_name: This section specifies the main outer query. The SELECT statement which will use the columns from the resultant CTE and produces the final result.

Of the above-mentioned parameters, all the parameters are mandatory. You may use WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY and HAVING clauses based on your requirement.

Note: A CTE cannot define another CTE. But if more than one CTE definition is required we can use set operators such as UNION,UNION ALL, INTERSECT and EXCEPT.

How SQL WITH Clause works?

WITH clause allows us to give a subquery block a name that can be used in multiple places within the main SELECT, INSERT, DELETE or UPDATE SQL query. The name assigned to the subquery is treated as though it was an inline view or a table.

It is very helpful when you need the same set of results data multiple times. In such a case you can simply define a CTE for this data and reuse the same again and again by referencing it. It’s a kind of code reuse.

Going ahead we will be discussing the above-mentioned WITH clause in great detail.

In order to demonstrate and explain the WITH clause in SQL effectively, we will be using the following “Orders” table. This table is made for an e-commerce website. The table contains order id, customer names, city and the details of the items purchased by them.

The schema for the above mentioned “orders” table is :

Number of records: 15

Customers
Order_id(primary key)
Customer_name
City
Items_purchased
Amount_paid
Order_date

Let’s have a look at the records in the orders table. So that later, we can understand how

WITH clause is helpful:

Order_id Customer_name City Items_purchased Amount_paid Order_date
1 Peter King Manchester Books 120 2020-01-13 00:00:00.000
2 Priya Krishna New Delhi pen 50 2020-01-12 00:00:00.000
3 Jim Halpert Manchester pencil 43 2020-02-13 00:00:00.000
4 Michael Scott New York Books 250 2020-02-10 00:00:00.000
5 Harvey Spector Birmingham pencil 100 2020-01-10 00:00:00.000
6 Deepa Kamat Mumbai Books 370 2019-12-13 00:00:00.000
7 Anita Desai London pencil 50 2019-12-01 00:00:00.000
8 Rachel Zane Michigan pen 70 2019-12-13 00:00:00.000
9 Petoria John Canberra pen 190 2020-01-13 00:00:00.000
10 John L Budapest Books 540 2020-01-13 00:00:00.000
11 Justin Green Ottawa City pen 65 2020-02-13 00:00:00.000
12 Babita Ghosh Kolkata pencil 75 2020-02-13 00:00:00.000
13 Krish Pratt London eraser 30 2019-12-01 00:00:00.000
14 Elizabeth Blunt London pencil 340 2019-12-01 00:00:00.000
15 Nina Debrov Amsterdam Books 452 2019-12-01 00:00:00.000
NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL

Examples of SQL with Clause

Here are a few examples to illustrate WITH clause in SQL.

Example #1

Find the average number of orders placed per month for each category of an item sold at the e-commerce site.

Code:

WITH Orders_CTE (Order_id, Number_of_Orders)
AS
(
SELECT Items_purchased, COUNT(Order_id) as Number_of_Orders
FROM orders
GROUP BY Items_purchased
)
SELECT AVG(Number_of_Orders) AS "Average Orders Per Category"
FROM Orders_CTE;

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SQL with Clause example 1

Example #2

Find the total number of orders placed per month for each category item sold at the e-commerce site.

Code:

WITH Orders_CTE (item_category,Order_id, order_month)
AS
(
SELECT items_purchased as item_category, Order_id, MONTH(Order_date) AS order_month
FROM Orders
WHERE Order_id IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT item_category, COUNT(Order_id) AS "Total Orders Placed",order_month
FROM Orders_CTE
GROUP BY order_month, item_category
ORDER BY item_category, order_month;

Total number example 2

You can see in the above example that we have first created a CTE of Orders. It has a list of all orders, their item category, and the month of order.

Next, we have defined the main query referencing the Orders_CTE. It makes use of the orders_cte to group orders by item_category and order_month

Example #3

Find the total number of orders placed and the total revenue generated per month by different categories of items sold at the e-commerce site.

Code:

 WITH Orders_CTE (item_category,Order_id, order_month,Amount_paid)
AS
(
SELECT items_purchased as item_category, Order_id, MONTH(Order_date) AS order_month, Amount_paid
FROM Orders
WHERE Order_id IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT item_category, COUNT(Order_id) AS "Total Orders Placed",order_month, SUM(Amount_paid)as "Total Revenue"
FROM Orders_CTE
GROUP BY order_month, item_category
ORDER BY item_category, order_month;

SQL with Clause example 3

Example #4

Find the total revenue generated country wise by the e-commerce country.

In this example, we will be learning to use multiple WITH clauses in a single query.

Code:

WITH Orders_CTE (City,Amount_paid)
AS
(
SELECT City,Amount_paid
FROM Orders
WHERE Order_id IS NOT NULL
),
Cities_CTE (city, country)
AS
(
SELECT city_name, country
FROM cities
)
SELECT c.country, SUM(o.Amount_paid)as "Total Revenue"
FROM Orders_CTE as o LEFT JOIN Cities_CTE as c
ON o.City =c.city
GROUP BY c.country
ORDER BY 2 DESC;

Country Name

Conclusion

SQL WITH clause is used for creating temporary tables that can be used further in the main SQL query. They reduce the cost of join operations and help in reusing the same piece of code again and again by referencing.

Recommended Articles

This is a guide to SQL with Clause. Here we discuss the examples to illustrate WITH clause in SQL and How it Works along with the syntax and parameters. You may also have a look at the following articles to learn more –

  1. SQL Set Operators
  2. SQL Right Join
  3. Custom SQL in Tableau
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