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WHERE Comparisons and Precise Boundaries / write query
M05-A04 - Date boundary - return rows before a specified date
M05-A04 - Date boundary - return rows before a specified date. Filter source rows using equality and ordered comparisons with explicit boundary wording.
- Result grain
- one row per product with a restock date before the boundary
- Exact columns
- product_id; product_name; restock_date
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Cursor at line 1, column 1.
Scenario
Translate ordinary-language filter requirements into exact WHERE predicates, literal syntax, and lower or upper boundary choices.
WHERE Comparisons and Precise Boundaries / write query
One-sentence task
M05-A04 - Date boundary - return rows before a specified date. Filter source rows using equality and ordered comparisons with explicit boundary wording.
Practice mode disclosure
Concise prompt, normal schema help, optional hints, and the same checker workspace are available.
Structured output contract
- Result grain
- one row per product with a restock date before the boundary
- Exact columns
- product_id; product_name; restock_date
- Source population
- Use the prompt setup plus FROM, JOIN, WHERE, and subquery predicates as the source population. Visible rows are only examples.
- Grouping
- Do not collapse rows unless the contract explicitly asks for aggregation, distinct tuples, or set semantics.
- Ordering
- order by restock_date then product_id
- Validation
- select-only; hidden deterministic variants.
Relevant tables
Time and difficulty
- Estimated time
- 7 minutes
- Difficulty
- 2/5
Objective and concepts
Practice mode keeps the prompt concise; open hints only if you choose guided help.
Assumptions, dialect notes, and common traps
- Duplicate policy
- Preserve duplicate facts unless the prompt explicitly asks for distinct tuples or set semantics.
- Null policy
- Preserve NULL, empty string, zero, and false as distinct values unless the contract says to display a fallback.
- Tie-breakers
- Use every ordering rule in the contract and end tied business metrics with deterministic secondary keys when needed.
- Zero-related entities
- Do not invent zero rows unless the contract asks for preserved parents, missing entities, or complete periods.
- Numeric tolerance
- Use exact semantic comparison unless the activity explicitly declares a numeric tolerance.
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