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First look at suppliers

COUNT(*) on a dimension table

The Brief

Maya ChenProcurement Directorprocurement-ops

Welcome aboard. First gut-check — how many suppliers are in our master `dim_suppliers` table? Single number, alias it `supplier_count`.

You'll practice

COUNT

Tables & columns available

dim_suppliersdim8 columns
ColumnTypeKey
supplier_idINTPK
supplier_nameTEXT
countryTEXT
tierINT
category_focusTEXT
diversity_certifiedINT
payment_terms_daysINT
is_preferredINT

Hints (3)

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Hint 1

There's a single-table aggregate that returns one number — count every row.

Hint 2

No filter — count every row.

Hint 3

Alias the column as supplier_count.