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Scenario:

You need to interact with a database but writing SQL queries for complex reports or data retrieval is time-consuming. Your AI assistant can generate SQL queries, optimize them, and even suggest best practices for relational and NoSQL databases.

Step 0: Define Your Goal

Example: You have a customer database with a table customers:

• Columns: id, name, email, signup_date, purchase_amount
• Goal: Generate queries to:
  1. Retrieve all customers who signed up in the last 30 days
  2. Calculate total purchase amounts per customer
  3. Filter customers with purchases above a threshold

Step 1: Craft the AI Prompt

Treat AI as a database expert. Include:

1. Table structure and column names
2. Desired output (filtering, aggregation, sorting)
3. Optional: SQL dialect (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite)

Example Prompt:

Write SQL queries for the table 'customers' with columns 
id, name, email, signup_date, purchase_amount. 
1. Retrieve customers who signed up in the last 30 days. 
2. Calculate total purchase amount per customer. 
3. Filter customers with total purchases above 1000. 
Use PostgreSQL syntax.

Step 2: AI Output Example

Query 1: Recent signups

SELECT *
FROM customers
WHERE signup_date >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '30 days';

Query 2: Total purchase per customer

SELECT name, SUM(purchase_amount) AS total_purchase
FROM customers
GROUP BY name;

Query 3: Customers with purchases above 1000

SELECT name, SUM(purchase_amount) AS total_purchase
FROM customers
GROUP BY name
HAVING SUM(purchase_amount) > 1000;

Step 3: Mini Lab Challenges

1. Ask AI to generate JOIN queries across customers and orders tables.
2. Generate UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE queries safely.
3. Create NoSQL queries for MongoDB using AI for the same tasks.
4. Challenge: Generate dynamic queries using Python functions and AI assistance.

Step 4: Pro Tips

• Include table structure and desired results in your prompt
• Specify the SQL dialect to avoid syntax errors
• Ask AI to include comments explaining each query
• Test queries on sample databases before running in production
• Use AI to optimize queries, e.g., indexes, filtering, or aggregation techniques

Lab Summary

• AI can generate SQL and NoSQL queries for complex data retrieval
• Clear prompts + table schema = accurate and efficient queries
• Combine AI-generated queries with testing to ensure correctness
• Using AI for database queries saves time and improves data workflow productivity