display row number in sql code example

Example 1: sql row number

SELECT 
  ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY recovery_model_desc ORDER BY name ASC) 
    AS Row#,
  name, recovery_model_desc
FROM sys.databases WHERE database_id < 5;

Example 2: create row number in sql

SELECT t.A, t.B, t.C, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY t.A) as newId
  FROM dbo.tableZ AS t
  ORDER BY t.A;

Example 3: how to use row number function in sql server

-- Uses AdventureWorks  
  
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY SUM(SalesAmountQuota) DESC) 
    AS RowNumber,  
    FirstName, LastName,   
    CONVERT(varchar(13), SUM(SalesAmountQuota),1) AS SalesQuota   
FROM dbo.DimEmployee AS e  
INNER JOIN dbo.FactSalesQuota AS sq  
    ON e.EmployeeKey = sq.EmployeeKey  
WHERE e.SalesPersonFlag = 1  
GROUP BY LastName, FirstName;