Introduction
The very basics
Infinite looping
Processing trees with recursive CTEs
Processing graphs with recursive CTEs
Instruction
Great job! Let's get back to our original query, which show the path from the boss to every employee. We can modify it in a few different ways to retrieve other information.
Exercise
Let's assume that 'distance' in our hierarchical company is the number of people from the boss to a given employee. According to this definition, the boss will have a distance of 0, their direct subordinates a 1, their subordinates a 2, etc.
Now, add another column (named distance) to the template query. This will show the 'distance' for each employee.
Stuck? Here's a hint!
Simply add a new column in the CTE. It will be equal to 0 for the boss; add one in each step.
