SQL Pivot - take a changing date from column and make it a row header - sql

Question

I have a basic query that looks like this.
SELECT Database_Name,
FilingDate,
SUM(ISNULL([column1], 0) + ISNULL(column2], 0) +
ISNULL([column3], 0) + ISNULL([column4], 0)) AS Total
FROM SomeTable(NOLOCK)
GROUP BY Database_Name,
FilingDate
ORDER BY Database_Name,
FilingDate DESC
This query outputs results that look like this.
I would like to take the dates returned in the FilingDate column and use them as new column headers with the totals for each database and date being used as the row content. The end result should look like this:
My research suggests that a pivot is the best option but I'm struggling to find the right way to execute it as my dates change each day Any assistance would be appreciated.

Answer 1

If this is MS SQL, you can use a dynamic pivot table. Here is a solution using your query (should work, but I don't have the base data to test it).
SELECT Database_Name,
FilingDate,
SUM( ISNULL(column1 ,0) +
ISNULL(column2],0) +
ISNULL([column3],0) +
ISNULL([column4],0)
) AS Total
INTO #T1
FROM SomeTable(NOLOCK)
GROUP BY Database_Name,
FilingDate
DECLARE #PivotColumnHeaders varchar(MAX)
SELECT #PivotColumnHeaders =
COALESCE(
#PivotColumnHeaders + ',[' + CAST(UC.FilingDate AS NVARCHAR(10)) + ']',
'[' + CAST(UC.FilingDate AS NVARCHAR(10)) + ']'
)
FROM (SELECT FilingDate FROM #T1 GROUP BY FilingDate) UC
DECLARE #PQuery varchar(MAX) = '
SELECT * FROM (SELECT Database_Name, FilingDate, Total FROM #T1 T0) T1
PIVOT (SUM([Total]) FOR FilingDate IN (' + #PivotColumnHeaders + ') ) AS P'
EXECUTE (#PQuery)
DROP TABLE #T1