Mode disclosure
All modes use one coherent workspace; only disclosure and guidance change. Practice mode uses a concise prompt, normal schema, optional hints, and the same local Run and Check pipeline.
CASE, COALESCE, and Conditional Labels / predict result
M12-A01 - Branch prediction - trace CASE top-to-bottom on exact boundary values
M12-A01 - Branch prediction - trace CASE top-to-bottom on exact boundary values. Express ordered conditional logic and deliberate null fallback.
- Result grain
- one top-to-bottom CASE branch prediction per product row
- Exact columns
- product_id; product_name; price; price_band
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Cursor at line 1, column 1.
Scenario
Express ordered conditional logic and deliberate null fallback: trace first-match CASE branches, use ELSE for unexpected values, and choose COALESCE only for display fallback.
CASE, COALESCE, and Conditional Labels / predict result
One-sentence task
M12-A01 - Branch prediction - trace CASE top-to-bottom on exact boundary values. Express ordered conditional logic and deliberate null fallback.
Practice mode disclosure
Concise prompt, normal schema help, optional hints, and the same checker workspace are available.
Structured output contract
- Result grain
- one top-to-bottom CASE branch prediction per product row
- Exact columns
- product_id; product_name; price; price_band
- 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 product_id
- Validation
- select-only; hidden deterministic variants.
Relevant tables
Time and difficulty
- Estimated time
- 5 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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