Get the Number of Orders Placed Each Day of the Week

Get the Number of Orders Placed Each Day of the Week Query Using MS SQL Server?

To get the number of orders placed each day of the week using MS SQL Server, you need to:

1. Extract the day of the week from the order date.
2. Count the number of orders for each day of the week.

Assuming you have an Orders table with the following columns:

• OrderID
• OrderDate

Here's a SQL query to achieve this:

SQL Query

SELECT

    DATENAME(WEEKDAY, OrderDate) AS DayOfWeek,

    COUNT(*) AS NumberOfOrders

FROM Orders

GROUP BY DATENAME(WEEKDAY, OrderDate)

ORDER BY DATEPART(WEEKDAY, OrderDate);

Explanation:

1. DATENAME(WEEKDAY, OrderDate) AS DayOfWeek: Extracts the name of the day of the week from the OrderDate. This will give you the full name of the weekday (e.g., 'Monday').

2. COUNT(*) AS NumberOfOrders: Counts the number of orders for each day of the week.

3. GROUP BY DATENAME(WEEKDAY, OrderDate): Groups the results by the day of the week.

4. ORDER BY DATEPART(WEEKDAY, OrderDate): Orders the results by the day of the week in the natural order (i.e., Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc.). DATEPART(WEEKDAY, OrderDate) returns an integer representing the day of the week, which ensures that the results are ordered correctly.

Example Data and Results

Assume the Orders table has the following data:

OrderID	OrderDate
1	2024-08-11
2	2024-08-12
3	2024-08-12
4	2024-08-13
5	2024-08-14
6	2024-08-14
7	2024-08-15

The query would produce:

DayOfWeek	NumberOfOrders
Sunday	1
Monday	2
Tuesday	1
Wednesday	2
Thursday	1

This result shows the number of orders placed on each day of the week.

You can execute this query in SQL Server Management Studio or any SQL query tool connected to your SQL Server to get the number of orders placed each day of the week.