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  If the problem still not solved.

  If you want you can try this and let us know what happens.

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• Why the different values for an analytic function of the same group/game

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  (REC_ID, STATUS, DATE_FROM, DATE_TO)

  Values

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  (REC_ID, STATUS, DATE_FROM, DATE_TO)

  Values

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  I will exercise more analytical query...

  Select rec_id date_from, date_to, status,

  min (date_from) over (partition by order of status by date_from desc) min_dt_from_grp,

  ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by order of status by date_from desc) rownumberdesc,

  ROW_NUMBER() over (partition by order of status by ASC date_from) rownumberasc

  FROM table1;

  the query result

  REC_ID | DATE_FROM | DATE_TO | STATUS | MIN_DT_FROM_GRP | ROWNUMBERDESC | ROWNUMBERASC

  1. 7 January 2015 | C | 7 January 2015 | 1. 1

  2. December 3, 2014. 6 January 2015 | H | December 3, 2014. 1. 6

  3. October 3, 2014. December 2, 2014 | H | October 3, 2014. 2. 5

  4. May 30, 2014. October 2, 2014 | H | May 30, 2014. 3. 4

  5. May 29, 2014 | May 29, 2014 | H | May 29, 2014 | 4. 3

  6. April 16, 2014 | May 28, 2014. H | April 16, 2014 | 5. 2

  7. Tuesday, April 25, 2007 April 15, 2014. H | Tuesday, April 25, 2007 6. 1

  If you look at the output above, it dates back in the min_dt_from_grp column.

  MY question is if the analytical function calculates for a particular/set group, which is by statute and for what min (date_from) partition is 25-apr-2007 for the GROUP H (Status column), then why I have different values returned by the query above in the min_dt_from_grp column.

  Hello

  Because you have specified an ORDER BY clause for the analytical function. In doing so, you calculate the rows on a window. Since you have not specified a windowing clause, the default applies:

  RANGE BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW

• Analytical function - return 2 values

  I don't know I need to use an analytical function to do this, I can't do things. I appreciate the help.
  Statements of table and insert:
  

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  Here is my desired outcome:

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  Result:

  T,R

  Thanks for looking
  
  G

  GMoney says:
  Basically, I just need to make sure what I captures the last T and R entered in the column

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    from  t
    where rn = 1
  / 
  
      DOC_ID ROW_SEQ_NBR IN
  ---------- ----------- --
           4          14 R
           4          13 T
  
  SQL> 
  

  SY.

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