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  1. Preface
  2. The Transformation Language
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Variables
  6. Dates
  7. Functions
  8. Creating Custom Functions
  9. Custom Function API Reference

Transformation Language Reference

Transformation Language Reference

AVG

AVG

Returns the average of all values in a group of rows. Optionally, you can apply a filter to limit the rows you read to calculate the average. You can nest only one other aggregate function within AVG, and the nested function must return a Numeric datatype.

Syntax

AVG(
numeric_value
[,
filter_condition
] )
The following table describes the arguments for this command:
Argument
Required/
Optional
Description
numeric_value
Required
Numeric datatype. Passes the values for which you want to calculate an average. You can enter any valid transformation expression.
filter_condition
Optional
Limits the rows in the search. The filter condition must be a numeric value or evaluate to TRUE, FALSE, or NULL. You can enter any valid transformation expression.

Return Value

Numeric value.
NULL if all values passed to the function are NULL or if no rows are selected. For example, the filter condition evaluates to FALSE or NULL for all rows.
If the return value is Decimal with precision greater than 15, you can enable high precision to ensure decimal precision up to 38 digits.

Nulls

If a value is NULL, AVG ignores the row. However, if all values passed from the port are NULL, AVG returns NULL.
By default, the
PowerCenter Integration Service
treats null values as NULLs in aggregate functions. If you pass an entire port or group of null values, the function returns NULL. However, when you configure the
PowerCenter Integration Service
, you can choose how you want to handle null values in aggregate functions. You can treat null values as 0 in aggregate functions or as NULL.

Group By

AVG groups values based on group by ports you define in the transformation, returning one result for each group.
If there is not a group by port, AVG treats all rows as one group, returning one value.

Example

The following expression returns the average wholesale cost of flashlights:
AVG( WHOLESALE_COST, ITEM_NAME='Flashlight' )
ITEM_NAME
WHOLESALE_COST
Flashlight
35.00
Navigation Compass
8.05
Regulator System
150.00
Flashlight
29.00
Depth/Pressure Gauge
88.00
Flashlight
31.00
RETURN VALUE:
31.66

Tip

You can perform arithmetic on the values passed to AVG before the function calculates the average. For example:
AVG( QTY * PRICE - DISCOUNT )

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