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Sales Total Calculator

Calculate the total sales amount from the 'Sales' table


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Prompt

Explain code Total Sales = SUM('Sales'[Amount])

Answer

Explanation:

The given code calculates the total sales amount from the 'Sales' table.

  • SUM() is an aggregation function that adds up the values in a column.
  • 'Sales'[Amount] refers to the column 'Amount' in the 'Sales' table.
  • The SUM('Sales'[Amount]) expression sums up all the values in the 'Amount' column of the 'Sales' table, resulting in the total sales amount.

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Description

This project calculates the total sales amount from the 'Sales' table using the SQL aggregation function SUM(). The expression SUM('Sales'[Amount]) adds up all the values in the 'Amount' column of the 'Sales' table, resulting in the total sales amount.

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