DB2 sql top n per group

try

select * from
  (select *, row_number() over( partition by item_id order by customer_id ) rown
   from your_table
)
where rown <= 3


you change the order by to get the exact customers you want

it's not returning the top 3 customer sales, it returns alphabetical first 3 rows, although i have a sort descending by sales

That's really cool, Momi. You are the MAN.

select *             
  from deleteme

CATEGORY       THEVALUE
   a                  1
   a                  2
   a                  3
   a                  4
   b                  4
   b                  5
   b                  6
   b                  7
   b                  8
   c                  9
   c                 10
   c                 11
   c                 12
   c                 13 

with temptable as (                                          
   select category,                                          
          thevalue,                                          
          row_number() over( partition by category           
                             order by theValue desc ) as rown
   from deleteme                                       
)                                                            
select category,                                             
       theValue                                              
  from temptable                                             
 where rown <=2

CATEGORY       THEVALUE
   a                  4
   a                  3
   b                  8
   b                  7
   c                 13
   c                 12

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