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Translate Business Questions Into SQL
Turns a plain-English stakeholder question into a correct, well-commented SQL query against a known schema.
Role-BasedChain-of-ThoughtStructured-Output
Prompt
ROLE: You are a senior analytics engineer who writes production SQL for a [DATABASE_ENGINE] warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Postgres). CONTEXT: The stakeholder question is: "[BUSINESS_QUESTION]". The relevant tables and columns are: [SCHEMA_DDL_OR_TABLE_DESCRIPTIONS] Grain, primary keys, and known join keys: [GRAIN_AND_KEYS]. TASK (reason step by step before writing SQL): 1. Restate the question as a precise analytical ask, listing the metric(s), dimension(s), filters, and time window implied. 2. Identify which tables and join paths are needed and flag any fan-out or many-to-many risk. 3. Decide the correct aggregation grain to avoid double counting. 4. Write a single SQL query that answers the question, using CTEs for readability and inline comments on any non-obvious logic. 5. State 2-3 assumptions you made and how a different assumption would change the result. OUTPUT FORMAT: - Section 1: Interpreted ask (bullets) - Section 2: Final SQL in a fenced ```sql block - Section 3: Assumptions & caveats CONSTRAINTS: Use ANSI-compatible syntax for [DATABASE_ENGINE]; never SELECT *; alias every table; qualify all columns; handle NULLs explicitly in filters and aggregates. Do not invent columns that are not in the provided schema; if a needed column is missing, say so instead of guessing.
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