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Software ==>	SSRS Reporting Services (99 exercises)
Topic ==>	Using SQL views (3 exercises)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	SSRS training

Create a new view showing film profitability, and use this for a report

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . Once you've done this:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).

Create a new view called vwFilmProfits to show the following information:

Your view should create a new expression called Profit, which subtracts the BudgetDollars from the BoxOfficeDollars column. The view should also divide all figures by a million.

Apply the following WHERE condition to your view to pick out only films which have both the budget and the box office figures filled in:

FROM

Film

WHERE

-- both financial fields must be filled in

BudgetDollars is not null and

BoxOfficeDollars is not null

Use this view to create a report called Turkeys showing the biggest loss-makers, sorted so that the ones making the biggest loss coming first: