If a group function is used in the SELECT clause, all other selection fields must be group level fields. Non-group fields can not be mixed with group fields in the SELECT clause. The script below gives you an example of invalid SELECT statements with group and non-group selection fields mixed in a SELECT statement:

SELECT COUNT(*), url FROM ggl_links

GO

Msg 8120, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

Column 'ggl_links.url' is invalid in the select list because

it is not contained in either an aggregate function or the

GROUP BY clause.

SELECT 2*COUNT(*), 2*counts FROM ggl_links

GO

Msg 8120, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

Column 'ggl_links.counts' is invalid in the select list

because it is not contained in either an aggregate function

or the GROUP BY clause.

In these examples, COUNT(*) is a group field and "url"/"2*counts" is a non-group field. The error message also tells that "url"/"counts" is not an aggregate function (group function).