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SELECT customer_id, ANY_VALUE(name), COUNT(*) FROM orders GROUP BY customer_id\n2. or add the column to GROUP BY / use MAX(name)\nExpected: Command proceeds without the error.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"0670eaea-5ae3-48c4-8d8f-b6f8b6652ff3","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Rewrite the query: add the column to GROUP BY, aggregate it (MAX/MIN/ANY_VALUE()), or join a grouped subquery; avoid disabling ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY globally.\n\nOption: Make the query deterministic [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See record scope.\nSteps:\n1. 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