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SQL SUM() Function
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The SQL SUM() Function
The SUM() function returns the total sum of a numeric column.
Example Get your own SQL Server
Return the sum of all Quantity fields in the OrderDetails table:
SELECT SUM(Quantity)
FROM OrderDetails;
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Syntax
SELECT SUM(column_name)
FROM table_name
WHERE condition;
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Below is a selection from the OrderDetails table used in the examples:
OrderDetailID OrderID ProductID Quantity
1 10248 11 12
2 10248 42 10
3 10248 72 5
4 10249 14 9
5 10249 51 40
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Add a WHERE Clause
You can add a WHERE clause to specify conditions:
Example
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Return the sum of the Quantity field for the product with ProductID 11:
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FROM OrderDetails
WHERE ProductId = 11;
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Use an Alias
Give the summarized column a name by using the AS keyword.
Example
Name the column "total":
SELECT SUM(Quantity) AS total
FROM OrderDetails;
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Use SUM() with GROUP BY
Here we use the SUM() function and the GROUP BY clause, to return the Quantity for
each OrderID in the OrderDetails table:
Example
SELECT OrderID, SUM(Quantity) AS [Total Quantity]
FROM OrderDetails
GROUP BY OrderID;
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You will learn more about the GROUP BY clause later in this tutorial.
SUM() With an Expression
The parameter inside the SUM() function can also be an expression.
If we assume that each product in the OrderDetails column costs 10 dollars, we can
find the total earnings in dollars by multiply each quantity with 10:
Example
Use an expression inside the SUM() function:
SELECT SUM(Quantity * 10)
FROM OrderDetails;
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We can also join the OrderDetails table to the Products table to find the actual
amount, instead of assuming it is 10 dollars:
Example
Join OrderDetails with Products , and use SUM() to find the total amount:
SELECT SUM(Price * Quantity)
FROM OrderDetails
LEFT JOIN Products ON OrderDetails.ProductID = Products.ProductID;
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You will learn more about Joins later in this tutorial.
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Exercise
What does the SQL SUM() function do?
Counts the number of rows in a table
Returns the total sum of a numeric column
Calculates the average value of a column
Returns the maximum value in a column
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