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SQL โ€ข LESSON 89

JOIN with GROUP BY

How can we calculate total orders for every customer?

Advancedโฑ 3 Minutesโญ 1020 XP
๐Ÿค” THE QUESTION

How can we calculate total orders for every customer?

๐Ÿ’ก WHAT IS IT?

Joining dimension and fact tables followed by GROUP BY calculates metrics per parent dimension.

๐ŸŽฏ WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Order frequency per customer, activity metrics, customer summary tables.

๐Ÿ’ป EXAMPLE
SELECT c.customer_name, COUNT(o.order_id) AS order_count
FROM customers c
LEFT JOIN orders o
ON c.customer_id = o.customer_id
GROUP BY c.customer_name;

๐ŸŽฏ Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade SQL code for JOIN with GROUP BY.

  • โœ“ JOIN + GROUP BY
  • โœ“ Customer order count
  • โœ“ Dimension aggregation
  • โœ“ Fact table rollups