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ANY_VALUE | Snowflake Documentation

ANY_VALUE

Returns some value of the expression from the group. The result is non-deterministic.

Syntax

Aggregate function

ANY_VALUE( [ DISTINCT ] <expr1> )

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Window function

ANY_VALUE( [ DISTINCT ] <expr1> ) OVER ( [ PARTITION BY <expr2> ] )

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Arguments
expr1

The input expression.

expr2

The column to partition on, if you want the result to be split into multiple partitions.

Returns

This function can return a value of any data type.

If the input expression is NULL, the function returns NULL.

Usage notes Using ANY_VALUE with GROUP BY statements

ANY_VALUE can simplify and optimize the performance of GROUP BY statements. A common problem for many queries is that the result of a query with a GROUP BY clause can only contain expressions used in the GROUP BY clause itself, or results of aggregate functions. For example:

SELECT customer.id , customer.name , SUM(orders.value)
  FROM customer
  JOIN orders ON customer.id = orders.customer_id
  GROUP BY customer.id , customer.name;

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In this query, the customer.name attribute needs to be in the GROUP BY to be included in the result. This is unnecessary (for example, when customer.id is known to be unique) and makes the computation possibly more complex and slower. Another option is to use an aggregate function. For example:

SELECT customer.id , MIN(customer.name) , SUM(orders.value)
  FROM customer
  JOIN orders ON customer.id = orders.customer_id
  GROUP BY customer.id;

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This simplifies the GROUP BY clause, but still requires computing the MIN function, which incurs an extra cost.

With ANY_VALUE, you can execute the following query:

SELECT customer.id , ANY_VALUE(customer.name) , SUM(orders.value)
  FROM customer
  JOIN orders ON customer.id = orders.customer_id
  GROUP BY customer.id;

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