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Google BigQuery GROUP BY CUBE Alternative and Example

In my other BigQuery related articles, we have seen BigQuery grouping sets alternative, BigQuery control flow statements, NVL and NVL2 alternatives in BigQuery, cursors in BigQuery, etc. In this article, we will check one of the important GROUP BY extensions GROUP BY CUBE alternative in Google BigQuery. Google BigQuery GROUP BY CUBE SQL GROUP BY CUBE in Google BigQuery GROUP BY CUBE is an extension of the GROUP BY clause similar to GROUP BY ROLLUP and GROUPING SETS which is used to analyzes data by grouping it into multiple dimensions. In addition to…

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September 15, 2022
GCP BigQuery

Google BigQuery Grouping Sets Alternative and Example

In my other BigQuery related articles, we have seen BigQuery control flow statements, NVL and NVL2 alternatives in BigQuery, cursors in BigQuery, etc. In this article, we will check one of the important GROUP BY extensions GROUPING SETS alternative in Google BigQuery. Google BigQuery Grouping Sets SQL GROUPING SETS in Google BigQuery Many modern day analytics databases support GROUPING SETS. The GROUPING SETS option in SQL gives you an ability to combine multiple GROUP BY clauses into one GROUP BY clause. By definition, a grouping set is a group of…

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September 15, 2022
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NVL and NVL2 Functions in BigQuery and Alternatives

Like many relational databases, GCP BigQuery supports many useful built-in functions. Not all the functions those are available in other relational databases are supported in BigQuery. But, BigQuery provides alternative built-in functions that you can use. In this article, we will check NVL and NVL2 functions in BigQuery database. NVL and NVL2 Functions in BigQuery The databases such as Redshift, Teradata, Vertica, Netezza, Oracle, etc. supports standard NULL handling functions such as NVL and NVL2. But as of now, BigQuery supports alternative functions in place of NVL and NVL2. NVL…

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January 13, 2022