Example: Ordering on Column Name or Column Position Using an Ascending or Descending Sort Sequence - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Each of the following statements can be used to list employees by department number, with the highest paid employee listed first and the lowest paid last:

     SELECT name, dept_no, salary
     FROM employee
     ORDER BY 2 ASC, 3 DESC;
     SELECT name, dept_no, salary
     FROM employee
     ORDER BY dept_no, salary DESC;