GROUP BY clause

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Description

The GROUP BY clause identifies the grouping columns for the query. Grouping columns must be declared when the query computes aggregates with standard functions such as SUM, AVG, and COUNT. (Redshift SQL Language Reference GROUP BY Clause)

The GROUP BY clause is fully supported in Snowflake.

Grammar Syntax

GROUP BY expression [, ...]

Sample Source Patterns

Input Code:

Redshift

IN -> Redshift_01.sql

CREATE TABLE employee (
  id INT,
  name VARCHAR(20),
  manager_id INT
);
  
INSERT INTO employee(id, name, manager_id) VALUES
(100, 'Carlos', null),
(101, 'John', 100),
(102, 'Jorge', 101),
(103, 'Kwaku', 101),
(110, 'Liu', 101),
(106, 'Mateo', 102),
(110, 'Nikki', 103),
(104, 'Paulo', 103),
(105, 'Richard', 103),
(120, 'Saanvi', 104),
(200, 'Shirley', 104),
(201, 'Sofía', 102),
(205, 'Zhang', 104);

SELECT 
    manager_id,
    COUNT(id) AS total_employees
INTO manager_employees
FROM employee
GROUP BY manager_id
ORDER BY manager_id;

Results

MANAGER_ID	TOTAL_EMPLOYEES
100	1
101	3
102	2
103	3
104	3
	1

Output Code:

Snowflake

OUT -> Redshift_01.sql

CREATE TABLE employee (
  id INT,
  name VARCHAR(20),
  manager_id INT
)
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "redshift",  "convertedOn": "02/06/2025",  "domain": "test" }}';

INSERT INTO employee (id, name, manager_id) VALUES
(100, 'Carlos', null),
(101, 'John', 100),
(102, 'Jorge', 101),
(103, 'Kwaku', 101),
(110, 'Liu', 101),
(106, 'Mateo', 102),
(110, 'Nikki', 103),
(104, 'Paulo', 103),
(105, 'Richard', 103),
(120, 'Saanvi', 104),
(200, 'Shirley', 104),
(201, 'Sofía', 102),
(205, 'Zhang', 104);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS manager_employees AS
  SELECT
      manager_id,
      COUNT(id) AS total_employees
  FROM
      employee
  GROUP BY manager_id
  ORDER BY manager_id;

Results

MANAGER_ID	TOTAL_EMPLOYEES
100	1
101	3
102	2
103	3
104	3
	1

Known Issues

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