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Categories: Aggregate, Window

SUM

Returns the sum of non-NULL input expressions.

Syntax​

SUM(col_name NUMERIC) → NUMERIC​

  • col_name: The name of the column for which to return the sum. The values in the column must be numbers, such as INT, DOUBLE, or FLOAT.

Examples

SUM example: Aggregate function 
SELECT SUM(trip_distance_mi) FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips";
-- 9.858134477692287E8
SUM example: Window function 
SELECT "tip_amount", "fare_amount", SUM("total_amount")
  OVER (partition by "tip_amount") as "sum_amount"
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips" LIMIT 1;
-- tip_amount, fare_amount, sum_amount
-- -15.5, -2.5, -19.5
SUM example: Window function with cumulative window frame 
SELECT city, state, pop, SUM(pop)
  OVER (PARTITION BY state ORDER BY city RANGE BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING)
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."zips.json";
-- city, state, pop, EXPR$3
-- 98791, AK, 5345, 55043
-- AKHIOK, AK, 13309, 544698
-- AKIACHAK, AK, 481, 531389
-- ...
SUM example: Window function with cumulative window frame 
SELECT city, state, pop, SUM(pop)
  OVER (PARTITION BY state ORDER BY city ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND 2 FOLLOWING)
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."zips.json";
-- city, state, pop, EXPR$3
-- 98791, AK, 5345, 19135
-- AKHIOK, AK, 13309, 19420
-- AKIACHAK, AK, 481, 14664
-- ...

Usage Notes​

The SUM function supports optional PARTITION BY, ORDER_BY, and cumulative and sliding window frame subclauses. See Window Functions for more information and syntax.