AdventureWorks Database: Return rightmost eight characters from product name

SQL Query - AdventureWorks: Exercise-70 with Solution

70. From the following table write a query in SQL to return the eight rightmost characters of each name of the product. Also return name, productnumber column. Sort the result set in ascending order on productnumber.

productid|name                            |productnumber|makeflag|finishedgoodsflag|color       |safetystocklevel|reorderpoint|standardcost|listprice|size|sizeunitmeasurecode|weightunitmeasurecode|weight |daystomanufacture|productline|class|style|productsubcategoryid|productmodelid|sellstartdate          |sellenddate            |discontinueddate|rowguid                             |modifieddate           |
---------+--------------------------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+------------+----------------+------------+------------+---------+----+-------------------+---------------------+-------+-----------------+-----------+-----+-----+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+----------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------+
        1|Adjustable Race                 |AR-5381      |false   |false            |            |            1000|         750|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                0|           |     |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |694215b7-08f7-4c0d-acb1-d734ba44c0c8|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
        2|Bearing Ball                    |BA-8327      |false   |false            |            |            1000|         750|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                0|           |     |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |58ae3c20-4f3a-4749-a7d4-d568806cc537|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
        3|BB Ball Bearing                 |BE-2349      |true    |false            |            |             800|         600|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                1|           |     |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |9c21aed2-5bfa-4f18-bcb8-f11638dc2e4e|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
        4|Headset Ball Bearings           |BE-2908      |false   |false            |            |             800|         600|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                0|           |     |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |ecfed6cb-51ff-49b5-b06c-7d8ac834db8b|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
      316|Blade                           |BL-2036      |true    |false            |            |             800|         600|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                1|           |     |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |e73e9750-603b-4131-89f5-3dd15ed5ff80|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
      317|LL Crankarm                     |CA-5965      |false   |false            |Black       |             500|         375|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                0|           |L    |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |3c9d10b7-a6b2-4774-9963-c19dcee72fea|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
      318|ML Crankarm                     |CA-6738      |false   |false            |Black       |             500|         375|           0|        0|    |                   |                     |       |                0|           |M    |     |                    |              |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000|                       |                |eabb9a92-fa07-4eab-8955-f0517b4a4ca7|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
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Sample Solution:

-- Selecting the 'name', 'productnumber', and the rightmost 8 characters of the 'name' column, 
-- and aliasing the result as "Product Name"
SELECT name, productnumber, RIGHT(name, 8) AS "Product Name"  

-- From the Production schema's Product table
FROM production.product 

-- Ordering the result set by the 'productnumber' column
ORDER BY productnumber;

Explanation:

• The SQL query retrieves data from the product table within the production schema.
• It selects the 'name' and 'productnumber' columns.
• The RIGHT() function extracts the rightmost 8 characters of the 'name' column.
• The result of the RIGHT() function is aliased as "Product Name".
• The result set is ordered by the 'productnumber' column.
• Comments are provided for each code line to explain the purpose and functionality of the code.

Sample Output:

name                            |productnumber|Product Name|
--------------------------------+-------------+------------+
Adjustable Race                 |AR-5381      |ble Race    |
Bearing Ball                    |BA-8327      |ing Ball    |
LL Bottom Bracket               |BB-7421      | Bracket    |
ML Bottom Bracket               |BB-8107      | Bracket    |
HL Bottom Bracket               |BB-9108      | Bracket    |
Mountain Bottle Cage            |BC-M005      |tle Cage    |
Road Bottle Cage                |BC-R205      |tle Cage    |
BB Ball Bearing                 |BE-2349      | Bearing    |
Headset Ball Bearings           |BE-2908      |Bearings    |
Mountain-500 Black, 40          |BK-M18B-40   |lack, 40    |
Mountain-500 Black, 42          |BK-M18B-42   |lack, 42    |
Mountain-500 Black, 44          |BK-M18B-44   |lack, 44    |
Mountain-500 Black, 48          |BK-M18B-48   |lack, 48    |
Mountain-500 Black, 52          |BK-M18B-52   |lack, 52    |
...

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