Ranking Functions in SQL Server

The Ranking functions in SQL Server return a ranking value for each row in a partition. Microsoft provides various Functions which allow us to assign different ranks. Depending on the function you select, they return a different number. The following table will show you the list of available Ranking Functions. Functions Description RANK It will assign … Read more

SQL ROW_NUMBER

The ROW_NUMBER Function is one of the Ranking functions. This SQL Server row_number function assigns the sequential rank number to each unique record present in a partition. If the SQL Server ROW_NUMBER function encounters two equal values in the same partition, it will assign different rank numbers to both values. Here rank numbers will depend … Read more