SUM Function
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The SUM function is used to calculate the total for a column. The syntax is,
SELECT SUM("column_name")
FROM "table_name"
For example, if we want to get the sum of all sales from the following table,
Table Store_Information
store_name | Sales | Date |
Los Angeles | $1500 | Jan-05-1999 |
San Diego | $250 | Jan-07-1999 |
Los Angeles | $300 | Jan-08-1999 |
Boston | $700 | Jan-08-1999 |
we would type in
SELECT SUM(Sales) FROM Store_Information
Result:
SUM(Sales) |
$2750 represents the sum of all Sales entries: $1500 + $250 + $300 + $700.