CHECKSUM_AGG (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

This function returns the checksum of the values in a group. CHECKSUM_AGG ignores null values. The OVER clause can follow CHECKSUM_AGG.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

CHECKSUM_AGG ( [ ALL | DISTINCT ] expression )  

ALL
Applies the aggregate function to all values. ALL is the default argument.

DISTINCT
Specifies that CHECKSUM_AGG returns the checksum of unique values.

expression
An integer expression. CHECKSUM_AGG does not allow use of aggregate functions or subqueries.

Returns the checksum of all expression values as int.

CHECKSUM_AGG can detect changes in a table.

The CHECKSUM_AGG result does not depend on the order of the rows in the table. Also, CHECKSUM_AGG functions allow the use of the DISTINCT keyword and the GROUP BY clause.

If an expression list value changes, the list checksum value list will also probably change. However, a small possibility exists that the calculated checksum will not change.

CHECKSUM_AGG has functionality similar to that of other aggregate functions. For more information, see Aggregate Functions (Transact-SQL).

These examples use CHECKSUM_AGG to detect changes in the Quantity column of the ProductInventory table in the AdventureWorks2022 database.

--Get the checksum value before the column value is changed.  

SELECT CHECKSUM_AGG(CAST(Quantity AS INT))  
FROM Production.ProductInventory;  
GO  

Here's the result set.

------------------------  
262  

UPDATE Production.ProductInventory   
SET Quantity=125  
WHERE Quantity=100;  
GO  

--Get the checksum of the modified column.  
SELECT CHECKSUM_AGG(CAST(Quantity AS INT))  
FROM Production.ProductInventory;  

Here's the result set.

------------------------  
287  

CHECKSUM (Transact-SQL)

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OVER Clause (Transact-SQL)