SQL Server View tables not joining - sql

I am incredibly new to SQL and am trying to create a view for a pizza store database. The sides ordered table and the sides names table have to be separate but need a view that combines them.
This is the code I have entered,
CREATE VIEW ordered_sides_view
AS
SELECT
ordered_side_id, side.side_id, side_name, number_ordered,
SUM(number_ordered * price) AS 'total_cost'
FROM
ordered_side
FULL JOIN
side ON ordered_side.side_id = side.side_id
GROUP BY
ordered_side_id, side.side_id, side_name, number_ordered;
The problem is that this is the resulting table.
Screenshot of view table:
How do I get the names to match the ordered sides?

You fail to understand what a FULL JOIN and an INNER JOIN operation does.
FULL JOIN returns at least every row from each table (plus any extra values from the ON clause).
INNER JOIN returns only matching row sets based on the ON clause.
OUTER JOIN returns every matching row set PLUS the side of the join that the OUTER JOIN is on (LEFT OUTER JOIN vs RIGHT OUTER JOIN).
In your picture, you can clearly see that there are no rows that match from the tables ordered_side and side...
That is why switching to an INNER JOIN returns zero rows...there are no matches on the COLUMNS YOU CHOSE TO USE.
Why in your SELECT operator do you have this:
SELECT ordered_side_id, side.side_id, side_name, number_ordered,
while your ON clause has this:
side ON ordered_side.side_id = side.side_id
ordered_side_id !=ordered_side.side_id
Investigate your columns and fix your JOIN clause to match the correct columns.
P.S. I like how you structure your queries. Very nice and what an
expert does! It makes reading MUCH, MUCH easier. :)
One suggestion I might add is structure your columns in the SELECT statement in its own row:
SELECT ordered_side_id
, side.side_id
, side_name
, number_ordered
, SUM(number_ordered * price) AS Total_Cost --or written [Total_Cost]/'Total_Cost'
FROM ordered_side
FULL JOIN side ON ordered_side.ordered_side_id = side.side_id
GROUP BY ordered_side_id
, side.side_id
, side_name
, number_ordered;

Related

null not appearing in the query...Try referencing the or starting the middle table

Topology db: Asset table -> Geometry table -> Valid_value table -> Unit_of_Measure
how can i start a query by referencing or starting from
Valid_value table and joining the rest of the tables. My objective here is to show a data where valid_value_descr is not empty. the Original query was (see the query) but the problem was- I have to show the null values of the dbo.GEOMETRY.GEOMETRIC_VALUE. If I used the query below it doesn't show the null values... I have to start from valid value table then connecting the rest. How can i do this..
SELECT dbo.ASSET.OID,
dbo.ASSET.ASSET_ID,
dbo.ASSET.ASSET_NAME,
dbo.GEOMETRY.GEOMETRIC_VALUE,
dbo.VALID_VALUE.VALID_VALUE_DESCR
FROM dbo.ASSET
INNER JOIN dbo.GEOMETRY
ON dbo.ASSET.OID = dbo.GEOMETRY.ASSET_OID
INNER JOIN dbo.VALID_VALUE
ON dbo.GEOMETRY.GEOMETRIC_TYPE_OID = dbo.VALID_VALUE.OID
INNER JOIN dbo.UNIT_OF_MEASURE
ON dbo.VALID_VALUE.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_OID = dbo.UNIT_OF_MEASURE.OID
If I have read your problem right, you have more values in your VALID_VALUE table than will match up to values in your ASSET or GEOMETRY tables, which means that if you want to start from ASSET, go through GEOMETRY, and still see all values in VALID_VALUE, you need to use a RIGHT JOIN to get to the table that you want to see all the rows of:
SELECT dbo.ASSET.OID,
dbo.ASSET.ASSET_ID,
dbo.ASSET.ASSET_NAME,
dbo.GEOMETRY.GEOMETRIC_VALUE,
dbo.VALID_VALUE.VALID_VALUE_DESCR
FROM dbo.ASSET
RIGHT JOIN dbo.GEOMETRY
ON dbo.ASSET.OID = dbo.GEOMETRY.ASSET_OID
RIGHT JOIN dbo.VALID_VALUE
ON dbo.GEOMETRY.GEOMETRIC_TYPE_OID = dbo.VALID_VALUE.OID
LEFT JOIN dbo.UNIT_OF_MEASURE
ON dbo.VALID_VALUE.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_OID = dbo.UNIT_OF_MEASURE.OID
(The final LEFT JOIN may need to be changed back to an INNER JOIN, as it appears that the purpose of that join is to restrict results since none of its columns are in the result set.)
This query will give you all of the rows in VALID_VALUE, with everything else joined onto it as though you had started there and LEFT JOINed everything on.

multiple sql joins not producing desired results

I'm new to sql and trying to tweak someone else's huge stored procedure to get a subset of the results. The code below is maybe 10% of the whole procedure. I added the lp.posting_date, last left join, and the where clause. Trying to get records where the posting date is between the start date and the end date. Am I doing this right? Apparently not because the results are unaffected by the change. UPDATE: I CHANGED THE LAST JOIN. The results are correct if there's only one area allocation term. If there is more than one area allocation term, the results are duplicated for each term.
SELECT Distinct
l.lease_id ,
l.property_id as property_id,
l.lease_number as LeaseNumber,
l.name as LeaseName,
lty.name as LeaseType,
lst.name as LeaseStatus,
l.possession_date as PossessionDate,
l.rent as RentCommencementDate,
l.store_open_date as StoreOpenDate,
msr.description as MeasureUnit,
l.comments as Comments ,
lat.start_date as atStartDate,
lat.end_date as atEndDate,
lat.rentable_area as Rentable,
lat.usable_area as Usable,
laat.start_date as aatStartDate,
laat.end_date as aatEndDate,
MK.Path as OrgPath,
CAST(laa.percentage as numeric(9,2)) as Percentage,
laa.rentable_area as aaRentable,
laa.usable_area as aaUsable,
laa.headcounts as Headcount,
laa.area_allocation_term_id,
lat.area_term_id,
laa.area_allocation_id,
lp.posting_date
INTO #LEASES FROM la_tbl_lease l
INNER JOIN #LEASEID on l.lease_id=#LEASEID.lease_id
INNER JOIN la_tbl_lease_term lt on lt.lease_id=l.lease_id and lt.IsDeleted=0
LEFT JOIN la_tlu_lease_type lty on lty.lease_type_id=l.lease_type_id and lty.IsDeleted=0
LEFT JOIN la_tlu_lease_status lst on lst.status_id= l.status_id
LEFT JOIN la_tbl_area_group lag on lag.lease_id=l.lease_id
LEFT JOIN fnd_tlu_unit_measure msr on msr.unit_measure_key=lag.unit_measure_key
LEFT JOIN la_tbl_area_term lat on lat.lease_id=l.lease_id and lat.isDeleted=0
LEFT JOIN la_tbl_area_allocat_term laat on laat.area_term_id=lat.area_term_id and laat.isDeleted=0
LEFT JOIN dbo.la_tbl_area_allocation laa on laa.area_allocation_term_id=laat.area_allocation_term_id and laa.isDeleted=0
LEFT JOIN vw_FND_TLU_Menu_Key MK on menu_type_id_key=2 and isActive=1 and id=laa.menu_id_key
INNER JOIN la_tbl_lease_projection lp on lp.lease_projection_id = #LEASEID.lease_projection_id
where lp.posting_date <= laat.end_date and lp.posting_date >= laat.start_date
As may have already been hinted at you should be careful when using the WHERE clause with an OUTER JOIN.
The idea of the OUTER JOIN is to optionally join that table and provide access to the columns.
The JOINS will generate your set and then the WHERE clause will run to restrict your set. If you are using a condition in the WHERE clause that says one of the columns in your outer joined table must exist / equal a value then by the nature of your query you are no longer doing a LEFT JOIN since you are only retrieving rows where that join occurs.
Shorten it and copy it out as a new query in ssms or whatever you are using for testing. Use an inner join unless you want to preserve the left side set even when there is no matching lp.lease_id. Try something like
if object_id('tempdb..#leases) is not null
drop table #leases;
select distinct
l.lease_id
,l.property_id as property_id
,lp.posting_date
into #leases
from la_tbl_lease as l
inner join la_tbl_lease_projection as lp on lp.lease_id = l.lease_id
where lp.posting_date <= laat.end_date and lp.posting_date >= laat.start_date
select * from #leases
drop table #leases
If this gets what you want then you can work from there and add the other left joins to the query (getting rid of the select * and 'drop table' if you copy it back into your proc). If it doesn't then look at your Boolean date logic or provide more detail for us. If you are new to sql and its procedural extensions, try using the object explorer to examine the properties of the columns you are querying, and try selecting the top 1000 * from the tables you are using to get a feel for what the data looks like when building queries. -Mike
You can try the BETWEEN operator as well
Where lp.posting_date BETWEEN laat.start_date AND laat.end_date
Reasoning: You can have issues wheres there is no matching values in a table. In that instance on a left join the table will populate with null. Using the 'BETWEEN' operator insures that all returns have a value that is between the range and no nulls can slip in.
As it turns out, the problem was easier to solve and it was in a different place in the stored procedure. All I had to do was add one line to one of the cursors to include area term allocations by date.

Possible to combine two tables without losing all data by using JOINS

I have a table as below and I would like to know if I can still join them together, without losing existing data from both tables when they are combined by referencing JOIN methods.
Table details - VIEW Table
SELECT
r.domainid,
r.DomainStart,
r.Domain_End,
r.ddid,
r.confid,
r.pdbcode,
r.chainid,
d.pdbcode AS "CATH_PDBCODE",
d.cathbegin AS "CATH_BEGIN",
d.cathend AS "CATH_END"
FROM dyndom_domain_table r
JOIN cath_domains d ON d.pdbcode::character(4) = r.pdbcode
ORDER BY confid ASC;
As you can see, dyndom_domain_table is a VIEW Table that I have created to make it easier for me to use JOIN clauses with the other table that has the same pdbcode.
So far it just returns all of the data that matches with the PDB Code. What I would like to do is return all of the data that both matches and doesn't match each other's PDB Code.
Is there a rule in which I can apply it to? Or is it not possible?
I believe you want a FULL OUTER JOIN rather than just a JOIN (which is, by default, an INNER JOIN). In a FULL OUTER JOIN, every row in each table will correspond to some row in the result table; rows from one table that don't match the other will be extended with NULLs to fill the missing column.
So FULL OUTER JOIN instead of just JOIN, and that should do you.
I think you're asking for a left join, but I'm not sure.
SELECT
r.domainid,
r.DomainStart,
r.Domain_End,
r.ddid,
r.confid,
r.pdbcode,
r.chainid,
d.pdbcode AS "CATH_PDBCODE",
d.cathbegin AS "CATH_BEGIN",
d.cathend AS "CATH_END"
FROM dyndom_domain_table r
LEFT JOIN cath_domains d ON d.pdbcode::character(4) = r.pdbcode
ORDER BY confid ASC;

Group by in SQL Server giving wrong count

I have a query which works, goes like this:
Select
count(InsuranceOrderLine.AntallPotensiale) as potensiale,
COUNT(InsuranceOrderLine.AntallSolgt) as Solgt,
InsuranceProduct.Name,
InsuranceProductCategory.Name as Kategori
From
InsuranceOrderLine, InsuranceProduct, InsuranceProductCategory
where
InsuranceOrderLine.FKInsuranceProductId = InsuranceProduct.InsuranceProductID
and InsuranceProduct.FKInsuranceProductCategory = InsuranceProductCategory.InsuranceProductCategoryID
Group by
InsuranceProduct.name, InsuranceProductCategory.Name
This query over returns what I need, but when I try to add more table (InsuranceOrder) to be able to get the regardingUser column, then all the count values are way high.
Select
count(InsuranceOrderLine.AntallPotensiale) as Potensiale,
COUNT(InsuranceOrderLine.AntallSolgt) as Solgt,
InsuranceProduct.Name,
InsuranceProductCategory.Name as Kategori,
RegardingUser
From
InsuranceOrderLine, InsuranceProduct, InsuranceProductCategory, InsuranceSalesLead
where
InsuranceOrderLine.FKInsuranceProductId = InsuranceProduct.InsuranceProductID
and InsuranceProduct.FKInsuranceProductCategory = InsuranceProductCategory.InsuranceProductCategoryID
Group by
InsuranceProduct.name, InsuranceProductCategory.Name,RegardingUser
Thanks in advance
You're adding one more table to your FROM statement, but you don't specify any JOIN condition for that table - so your previous result set will do a FULL OUTER JOIN (cartesian product) with your new table! Of course you'll get duplication of data....
That's one of the reasons that I'm recommending never to use that old, legacy style JOIN - do not simply list a comma-separated bunch of tables in your FROM statement.
Always use the new ANSI standard JOIN syntax with INNER JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN and so on:
SELECT
count(iol.AntallPotensiale) as Potensiale,
COUNT(iol.AntallSolgt) as Solgt,
ip.Name,
ipc.Name as Kategori,
isl.RegardingUser
FROM
dbo.InsuranceOrderLine iol
INNER JOIN
dbo.InsuranceProduct ip ON iol.FKInsuranceProductId = ip.InsuranceProductID
INNER JOIN
dbo.InsuranceProductCategory ipc ON ip.FKInsuranceProductCategory = ipc.InsuranceProductCategoryID
INNER JOIN
dbo.InsuranceSalesLead isl ON ???????? -- JOIN condition missing here !!
When you do this, you first of all see right away that you're missing a JOIN condition here - how is this new table InsuranceSalesLead linked to any of the other tables already used in this SQL statement??
And secondly, your intent is much clearer, since the JOIN conditions linking the tables are where they belong - right with the JOIN - and don't clutter up your WHERE clauses ...
It looks like you added the table join which slightly multiplies count of rows - make sure, that you properly joining the table. And be careful with aggregate functions over several joined tables - joins very often lead to duplicates

SQL DB Question

Question about SQL View. Trying to develop a view from two tables. The two tables have same Primary Keys, execpt the 1st table has all of them, the 2nd has some, but not all. When I INNER Join them, I get a recordset but its not complete, because the 2nd table doesnt have all the records in it. Is there a way in my view to write logic stating that if the key isnt in there int he table #2 to insert a zero so the entire record set is shown in the view? I wan tto show ALL the records in the view even if theres nothing to inner join.
My example below:
SELECT dbo.Baan_view1b.Number, dbo.Baan_view1b.description, dbo.Baan_view1b.system, dbo.Baan_view1b.Analyst, dbo.Baan_view1b.[User],
dbo.Baan_view1b.[Date Submitted], dbo.Baan_view1b.category, dbo.Baan_view1b.stage, MAX(dbo.notes.percent_developed) AS Expr1
FROM dbo.Baan_view1b INNER JOIN
dbo.notes ON dbo.Baan_view1b.Number = dbo.notes.note_number
GROUP BY dbo.Baan_view1b.Number, dbo.Baan_view1b.description, dbo.Baan_view1b.system, dbo.Baan_view1b.Analyst, dbo.Baan_view1b.[User],
dbo.Baan_view1b.[Date Submitted], dbo.Baan_view1b.category, dbo.Baan_view1b.stage
HAVING (NOT (dbo.Baan_view1b.stage LIKE 'Closed'))
what you are looking for is the Left Join (left outer join) and not the inner join
SELECT dbo.Baan_view1b.Number, dbo.Baan_view1b.description, dbo.Baan_view1b.system, dbo.Baan_view1b.Analyst,
dbo.Baan_view1b.[User], dbo.Baan_view1b.[Date Submitted], dbo.Baan_view1b.category, dbo.Baan_view1b.stage,
MAX(dbo.notes.percent_developed) AS Expr1
FROM dbo.Baan_view1b
LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.notes
ON dbo.Baan_view1b.Number = dbo.notes.note_number
WHERE NOT dbo.Baan_view1b.stage LIKE 'Closed'
GROUP BY dbo.Baan_view1b.Number, dbo.Baan_view1b.description, dbo.Baan_view1b.system, dbo.Baan_view1b.Analyst,
dbo.Baan_view1b.[User], dbo.Baan_view1b.[Date Submitted], dbo.Baan_view1b.category, dbo.Baan_view1b.stage
Also, changing the HAVING Clause to a WHERE clause makes the query more efficient.
Yes, you can do this. Assuming that baan_view1b has all the records and notes has only some, change
FROM dbo.Baan_view1b INNER JOIN dbo.notes
to say
FROM dbo.Baan_view1b LEFT OUTER JOIN dbo.notes
INNER JOIN (or just plain JOIN) tells the database engine to take records from Baan_view1b, match them up with records in notes, and include a row in the output for every pair of records that match. As you have seen, it excludes records from Baan_view1b that don't have matches in the notes table.
LEFT OUTER JOIN instead tells the engine to take ALL the records from Bann_view1b (because it's on the left side of the JOIN keywords). Then, it will match up records from notes wherever it can. However, you are guaranteed a row in the output for every row in the left-hand table regardless of whether it can be matched.
If, as is usual, you asked for column values from both tables, the columns from the table on the right-hand side of the JOIN will have NULL values in the missing rows.
Change the inner join to a left outer join.
(Or a right outer join or a full outer join if you feel fancy.)
You need a outer join. This shows all records that have a matching key as well as the ones that don't. The inner join only shows records that have matching join keys.
Enjoy!
You need to do a Left Outer Join as other posters have already mentioned. More information can be found here.