SQL-fråga för att räkna förändringar av värden i en kolumn

Från Oracle 12 kan du använda MATCH_RECOGNIZE :

SELECT cat,
       month,
       COUNT(*)
FROM   (
  SELECT t.*,
         TRUNC( "DATE", 'MM' ) AS month
  FROM   table_name t
)
MATCH_RECOGNIZE(
  PARTITION BY cat, month
  ORDER BY "DATE", version
  ONE ROW PER MATCH
  AFTER MATCH SKIP TO LAST change_code
  PATTERN ( strt change_code )
  DEFINE
    change_code AS change_code.some_code <> strt.some_code
)
GROUP BY cat, month

Som för exempeldata:

CREATE TABLE table_name ( CAT, NR, "DATE", VERSION, SOME_CODE ) AS
SELECT 'ABC',   123,    TIMESTAMP '2009-02-19 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'OPP' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   456,    TIMESTAMP '2009-03-18 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'ZUM' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   444,    TIMESTAMP '2009-03-18 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'ZUM' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   444,    TIMESTAMP '2009-03-18 00:00:00 UTC',    2,  'MUZ' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   456,    TIMESTAMP '2009-04-18 00:00:00 UTC',    2,  'XXX' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   456,    TIMESTAMP '2009-04-18 00:00:00 UTC',    3,  'XXX' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   456,    TIMESTAMP '2009-04-18 00:00:00 UTC',    4,  'UIO' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'ABC',   456,    TIMESTAMP '2009-05-18 00:00:00 UTC',    5,  'RQA' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'DEF',   637,    TIMESTAMP '2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'FAW' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'DEF',   789,    TIMESTAMP '2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'WER' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   248,    TIMESTAMP '2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'QWE' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   248,    TIMESTAMP '2019-02-17 00:00:00 UTC',    2,  'PPP' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'FFF' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   420,    TIMESTAMP '2020-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    1,  'QDS' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    2,  'GGG' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    3,  'LLL' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-02-16 00:00:00 UTC',    4,  'LLL' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-08-16 00:00:00 UTC',    4,  'FFF' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
SELECT 'GHI',   357,    TIMESTAMP '2020-10-16 00:00:00 UTC',    5,  'ZZZ' FROM DUAL

Utgångar:

Om du vill se ändringarna kan du använda:

SELECT *
FROM   (
  SELECT t.*,
         TRUNC( "DATE", 'MM' ) AS month
  FROM   table_name t
)
MATCH_RECOGNIZE(
  PARTITION BY cat, month
  ORDER BY "DATE", version
  MEASURES
    MATCH_NUMBER()     AS mn,
    FIRST( some_code ) AS change_from,
    LAST( some_code )  AS change_to
  ONE ROW PER MATCH
  AFTER MATCH SKIP TO LAST change_code
  PATTERN ( strt change_code )
  DEFINE
    change_code AS change_code.some_code <> strt.some_code
)

Vilka utgångar:

db<>fiol här

Om ditt krav på "inom en månad" är att du vill ha ändringar där det är högst en månads skillnad mellan föregående rad till den ändrade raden, även om raderna är i två olika kalendermånader, (snarare än bara de ändringar som sker i samma kalendermånad) så kan du använda:

SELECT cat,
       TRUNC( change_date, 'MM' ) AS month,
       COUNT(*)
FROM   table_name
MATCH_RECOGNIZE(
  PARTITION BY cat
  ORDER BY "DATE", version
  MEASURES
    LAST( "DATE" ) AS change_date
  ONE ROW PER MATCH
  AFTER MATCH SKIP TO LAST change_code
  PATTERN ( strt change_code )
  DEFINE
    change_code AS (
      change_code.some_code <> strt.some_code
      AND MONTHS_BETWEEN( change_code."DATE", strt."DATE" ) <= 1
    )
)
GROUP BY cat, TRUNC( change_date, 'MM' )

Vilka utgångar:

db<>fiol här