ClickHouse/docs/en/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/deltasumtimestamp.md

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deltaSumTimestamp

Adds the difference between consecutive rows. If the difference is negative, it is ignored.

This function is primarily for materialized views that are ordered by some time bucket-aligned timestamp, for example, a toStartOfMinute bucket. Because the rows in such a materialized view will all have the same timestamp, it is impossible for them to be merged in the "right" order. This function keeps track of the timestamp of the values it's seen, so it's possible to order the states correctly during merging.

To calculate the delta sum across an ordered collection you can simply use the deltaSum function.

Syntax

deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp)

Arguments

• value — Input values, must be some Integer type or Float type or a Date or DateTime.
• timestamp — The parameter for order values, must be some Integer type or Float type or a Date or DateTime.

Returned value

• Accumulated differences between consecutive values, ordered by the timestamp parameter.

Type: Integer or Float or Date or DateTime.

Example

Query:

SELECT deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp)
FROM (SELECT number AS timestamp, [0, 4, 8, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 5][number] AS value FROM numbers(1, 10));

Result:

┌─deltaSumTimestamp(value, timestamp)─┐
│                                  13 │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘