Information technology - Guidance for the use of database language SQL - Part 9: Online analytic processing (OLAP) capabilities (Guide/OLAP)

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Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
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Designation Number:
ISO/IEC 19075-9
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
35.060
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This document discusses the syntax and semantics for including online analytic processing (OLAP) capabilities in SQL, as defined in ISO/IEC 9075-2.

It discusses the following features regarding OLAP capabilities of the SQL language:

— Feature T611, “Elementary OLAP operations”,
— Feature T612, “Advanced OLAP operations”,
— Feature T614, “NTILE function”,
— Feature T615, “LEAD and LAG functions”,
— Feature T616, “Null treatment option for LEAD and LAG functions”,
— Feature T617, “FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE functions”,
— Feature T618, “NTH_VALUE function”,
— Feature T619, “Nested window functions”,
— Feature T620, “WINDOW clause: GROUPS option”,
— Feature T621, “Enhanced numeric functions”

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