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๐Ÿ“Š ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: How do you create a running total in SQL?

๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐— ๐—ฒ Use the WINDOW FUNCTION with OVER() clause:

  Date,
  Amount,
  SUM(Amount) OVER (ORDER BY Date) AS RunningTotal
FROM Sales;

๐Ÿง  Logic Breakdown: 
- SUM(Amount) โ†’ Aggregates the values 
- OVER(ORDER BY Date) โ†’ Maintains order for accumulation 
- No GROUP BY needed 

โœ… Use Case: Track cumulative revenue, expenses, or orders by date

๐Ÿ’ก SQL Tip:
Add PARTITION BY in OVER() if you want running totals by category or region.

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