SQL: total quantity and SUM

Question

I have a question.

On the AdventureWorks2012 database, I have to write a query using the Purchasing.PurchaseOrderDetail table and list the total quanity purchased for each product during 2006 and label sum as TotatQtyPurchased. I also have to group by ProductID.

Here is my work

SELECT POD.ProductID SUM(*) TotalQtyPurchased 
FROM Purchasing.PurchaseOrderDetail POD
WHERE Date = '2006' GROUP BY POD.ProductID

But I keep getting an error message: Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 4 Incorrect syntax near '*'.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

Answer 1

You've left out a comma between the first and second fields in the "select" list.

SELECT POD.ProductID,
 SUM(*) TotalQtyPurchased 
FROM Purchasing.PurchaseOrderDetail POD 
WHERE Date = '2006' 
GROUP BY POD.ProductID