Example: Ordering on a Column Name Not Specified in the Select List - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
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VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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The following example produces a list of employees, sorted by dept_no and salary. Note that one of the ORDER BY sort columns, salary, is not specified in the select list.

     SELECT name, dept_no
     FROM employee
     ORDER BY dept_no, salary;