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Partition and Order Keys

Configure partition and order keys to form groups of rows and define the order or sequence of rows within each partition.

Use the following keys to specify how to group and order the rows in a window:

Partition keys: Configure partition keys to define partition boundaries, rather than performing the calculation across all inputs. The window function operates across the rows that fall into the same partition as the current row.
You can specify the partition keys by value or parameter. Select
Value
to use port names. Choose
Parameter
to use a sort key list parameter. A sort key list parameter contains a list of ports to sort by. If you do not specify partition keys, all the data is included in the same partition.
Order keys: Use order keys to determine how rows in a partition are ordered. Order keys define the position of a particular row in a partition.
You can specify the order keys by value or parameter. Select
Value
to use port names. Choose
Parameter
to use a sort key list parameter. A sort key list parameter contains a list of ports to sort by. You must also choose to arrange the data in ascending or descending order. If you do not specify order keys, the rows in a partition are not arranged in any particular order.

Example

You are the owner of a coffee and tea shop. You want to calculate the best-selling and second best-selling coffee and tea products.

The following table lists the products, the corresponding product categories, and the revenue from each product:

Product	Category	Revenue
Espresso	Coffee	600
Black	Tea	550
Cappuccino	Coffee	500
Americano	Coffee	600
Oolong	Tea	250
Macchiato	Coffee	300
Green	Tea	450
White	Tea	650

You partition the data by category and order the data by descending revenue.

The order key is ascending revenue. The partition key is category.

The following table shows the data grouped into two partitions according to category. Within each partition, the revenue is organized in descending order:

Product	Category	Revenue
Espresso	Coffee	600
Americano	Coffee	600
Cappuccino	Coffee	500
Macchiato	Coffee	300
White	Tea	650
Black	Tea	550
Green	Tea	450
Oolong	Tea	250

Based on the partitioning and ordering specifications, you determine that the two best-selling coffees are espresso and Americano, and the two best-selling teas are white and black.

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