MySQL: Add sequence column based on another field

Create a trigger:

CREATE TRIGGER trg_mytable_bi
BEFORE INSERT ON mytable
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
      DECLARE nseq INT;
      SELECT  COALESCE(MAX(seq), 0) + 1
      INTO    nseq
      FROM    mytable
      WHERE   account = NEW.account;
      SET NEW.seq = nseq;
END;

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