Example: Ordering on Column Name or Column Position Using an Ascending or Descending Sort Sequence - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.00
Published
September 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-23
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Teradata Vantage™

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;