I don’t have much time right now but I’ll clean up this post later. For now just enjoy the snippet.
DECLARE @Threshold int DECLARE @input TABLE ( ID int, name varchar(10), size int, groupNum int ) SET @Threshold = 500 INSERT INTO @input (name, size) SELECT 'rrkedt', 67 UNION ALL SELECT 'zugmto', 114 UNION ALL SELECT 'jpddyv', 121 UNION ALL SELECT 'lzrphx', 239 UNION ALL SELECT 'jvltsm', 212 UNION ALL SELECT 'yvowre', 107 UNION ALL SELECT 'sxpchv', 244 UNION ALL SELECT 'ighgvn', 249 UNION ALL SELECT 'kgomhv', 173 UNION ALL SELECT 'eshsya', 104 UNION ALL SELECT 'xhqfpj', 175 UNION ALL SELECT 'epptoi', 146 UNION ALL SELECT 'ainkze', 218 UNION ALL SELECT 'tbpukv', 148 UNION ALL SELECT 'visdid', 30 UNION ALL SELECT 'cpjhkn', 27 UNION ALL SELECT 'rapqxl', 221 UNION ALL SELECT 'fakkki', 176 UNION ALL SELECT 'mgkuos', 69 UNION ALL SELECT 'hlnvjc', 190 UNION ALL SELECT 'yrlmfh', 244 UNION ALL SELECT 'pjrnhx', 95 UNION ALL SELECT 'fnggir', 11 UNION ALL SELECT 'pnkxhd', 88 UNION ALL SELECT 'jtmahw', 192 UNION ALL SELECT 'kwapjv', 5 UNION ALL SELECT 'chpsde', 30 UNION ALL SELECT 'fwptfk', 96 UNION ALL SELECT 'znjsiu', 228 UNION ALL SELECT 'etamhm', 112 UNION ALL SELECT 'tjzuhv', 219 UNION ALL SELECT 'npzgdg', 107 UNION ALL SELECT 'ripcml', 99 UNION ALL SELECT 'rggrtk', 8 UNION ALL SELECT 'momslh', 204 UNION ALL SELECT 'fotckt', 142 UNION ALL SELECT 'rqurdw', 155 UNION ALL SELECT 'veonhb', 64 UNION ALL SELECT 'rkhrjc', 146 UNION ALL SELECT 'jfvxri', 241 UNION ALL SELECT 'qhsdyq', 208 UNION ALL SELECT 'uwndum', 15 UNION ALL SELECT 'aokicj', 60 UNION ALL SELECT 'iytjto', 26 UNION ALL SELECT 'ovyzic', 222 UNION ALL SELECT 'lpixws', 92 UNION ALL SELECT 'bnhuod', 223 UNION ALL SELECT 'emszvg', 248 UNION ALL SELECT 'udznjm', 68 UNION ALL SELECT 'kdxjql', 45 UNION ALL SELECT 'biggy', 501 UNION ALL SELECT 'cust1', 278 union all SELECT 'a', 250 UNION ALL SELECT 'b', 249 UNION ALL SELECT 'c', 249 UNION ALL SELECT 'd', 2 UNION ALL SELECT 'e', 125 UNION ALL SELECT 'f', 125 UNION ALL SELECT 'g', 1 UNION ALL SELECT 'h', 75 UNION ALL SELECT 'i', 1 UNION ALL SELECT 'j', 75 --select * from @input DECLARE @Concatchar char = ',' , @CurrentHistory varchar(max) , @GroupNum int = 0 , @LongestPath int DECLARE @Paths TABLE ( length int, history varchar(max), size int ) DECLARE @R TABLE ( length int, id int, size int, history varchar(max) ) RAISERROR('start', 0,0) WITH NOWAIT /* ;WITH r as ( SELECT length=1, name, size, history = cast(@Concatchar+name+@Concatchar as varchar(max)) FROM @input UNION ALL SELECT length=r.length+1, name= i.name, size=r.size+i.size, history=r.history + i.name+@Concatchar FROM r JOIN @input i ON r.name < i.name WHERE i.size + r.size <= @Threshold ) INSERT INTO @Paths (length, history, size) SELECT length, history, size FROM r --3740068 rows WHILE EXISTS(SELECT * FROM @Paths) BEGIN SELECT TOP(1) @CurrentHistory = history FROM @Paths ORDER BY size desc, length, history UPDATE @input SET groupNum = @GroupNum WHERE @CurrentHistory LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + name + @Concatchar + '%' DELETE p FROM @Paths p JOIN @input i ON i.groupNum = @GroupNum AND p.history LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + i.name + @Concatchar + '%' SET @GroupNum = @GroupNum + 1 END */ --fill in ID column with unique ints UPDATE i SET i.id = r.id FROM ( SELECT id=ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY size desc), name, size FROM @input ) r JOIN @input i on i.name = r.name and i.size = r.size --if anything is over the threshold, put each in their own group now UPDATE i SET i.groupNum = r.groupNum FROM ( SELECT groupNum=ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY id), id FROM @input WHERE size >= @Threshold ) r JOIN @input i on i.id = r.id SELECT @GroupNum=ISNULL(MAX(groupNum),0)+1 FROM @input INSERT @R (length, id, size, history) SELECT 1, id, size, cast(@Concatchar + CAST(id as varchar) + @Concatchar as varchar(max)) FROM @input WHERE groupNum IS NULL SET @LongestPath = 1 WHILE (SELECT SUM(size) FROM @input WHERE groupNum IS NULL) > @Threshold BEGIN /*SELECT * FROM @R WHERE length = @LongestPath */ INSERT @R (length, id, size, history) SELECT r.length + 1, i.id, r.size + i.size, r.history + CAST(i.id as varchar) + @Concatchar FROM @R r JOIN @input i ON r.id < i.id WHERE i.groupNum IS NULL AND i.size + r.size <= @Threshold --if we didn't find any new paths just quit IF @LongestPath = (SELECT TOP(1) length FROM @R ORDER BY length DESC) BREAK; SELECT TOP(1) @LongestPath = length FROM @R ORDER BY length DESC WHILE EXISTS(SELECT * FROM @R WHERE size = @Threshold ) BEGIN SELECT TOP(1) @CurrentHistory = history FROM @R WHERE size = @Threshold ORDER BY length, history UPDATE @input SET groupNum = @GroupNum WHERE @CurrentHistory LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + CAST(id as varchar) + @Concatchar + '%' DELETE r FROM @R r JOIN @input i ON i.groupNum = @GroupNum AND r.history LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + cast(i.id as varchar) + @Concatchar + '%' RAISERROR('group found', 1, @GroupNum) WITH NOWAIT SET @GroupNum = @GroupNum + 1 END END WHILE EXISTS(SELECT * FROM @R) BEGIN SELECT TOP(1) @CurrentHistory = history FROM @R ORDER BY size desc, length, history RAISERROR(@CurrentHistory, 1, 0) WITH NOWAIT UPDATE @input SET groupNum = @GroupNum WHERE @CurrentHistory LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + cast(id as varchar) + @Concatchar + '%' DELETE r FROM @R r JOIN @input i ON i.groupNum = @GroupNum AND r.history LIKE '%' + @Concatchar + cast(i.id as varchar) + @Concatchar + '%' RAISERROR('group found', 1, @GroupNum) WITH NOWAIT SET @GroupNum = @GroupNum + 1 END RAISERROR('end', 0,0) WITH NOWAIT select * from @input order by groupNum select groupNum, SUM(Size) from @input GROUP BY groupNum