USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
GO
-- Define the CTE expression name and column list.
WITH
    Sales_CTE (SalesPersonID, SalesOrderID, SalesYear)
    AS
    -- Define the CTE query.
    (
        SELECT SalesPersonID, SalesOrderID, YEAR(OrderDate) AS SalesYear
        FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader
        WHERE SalesPersonID IS NOT NULL
    )
-- Define the outer query referencing the CTE name.
SELECT SalesPersonID, COUNT(SalesOrderID) AS TotalSales, SalesYear
FROM Sales_CTE
GROUP BY SalesYear, SalesPersonID
ORDER BY SalesPersonID, SalesYear;
GO

