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Handle NULL Company Names

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Problem

Some customers don't have a company. Use COALESCE to show 'Individual' for customers without a company.

Write a query showing customer names and their company, with 'Individual' for those without one.

Schema: Customer

ColumnType
CustomerIdINTEGER (Primary Key)
FirstNameTEXT
LastNameTEXT
CompanyTEXT
AddressTEXT
CityTEXT
StateTEXT
CountryTEXT
PostalCodeTEXT
PhoneTEXT
FaxTEXT
EmailTEXT
SupportRepIdINTEGER (Foreign Key → Employee.EmployeeId)

Requirements:

  • Use COALESCE to replace NULL companies with 'Individual'
  • Return FirstName, LastName, and Company
  • Order by Company, then CustomerId ascending to break ties
  • Limit to 20 rows

About COALESCE:

COALESCE(x, y, ...) returns the first non-NULL argument. It's standard SQL and works in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and most other databases.

COALESCENULL Handling
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