SQL Server - find absence date occurrences [duplicate] - sql

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I have the following dataset:
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Here is script for this data:
;with dataset AS (
select 'EMP01' AS EMP_ID,CAST('2018-01-01' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_START,CAST('2018-01-31' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_END,CAST('2018-01-07' AS DATE) AS CUT_DATE
UNION
select 'EMP01' AS EMP_ID,CAST('2018-01-01' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_START,CAST('2018-01-31' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_END,CAST('2018-01-15' AS DATE) AS CUT_DATE
UNION
select 'EMP02' AS EMP_ID,CAST('2018-01-01' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_START,CAST('2018-01-31' AS DATE) AS PERIOD_END,CAST('2018-01-09' AS DATE) AS CUT_DATE
)
select *
from dataset
I need to divide these periods (PERIOD_START and PERIOD_END) by CUT_DATE (exclude cut dates from that periods) The number of cut dates could be any (3,5,8 etc).
Expecting result for the dataset above is:

Answer 1

If your version of SQL Server supports LAG, you can use this.
SELECT EMPLOYEE_ID,
ITEM_TYPE,
MIN(APPLY_DATE) AS STARTDATE,
MAX(APPLY_DATE) AS ENDDATE
FROM
(SELECT T.*,
SUM(CASE WHEN PREV_TYPE=ITEM_TYPE THEN 0 ELSE 1 END)
OVER(PARTITION BY EMPLOYEE_ID ORDER BY APPLY_DATE) AS GRP
FROM (SELECT D.*,
LAG(ITEM_TYPE) OVER(PARTITION BY EMPLOYEE_ID ORDER BY APPLY_DATE) AS PREV_TYPE
FROM DATA D
) T
) T
WHERE ITEM_TYPE IN ('Sickness','Vacation')
GROUP BY EMPLOYEE_ID,ITEM_TYPE,GRP
The logic is to get the previous row's item_type (based on ascending order of apply_date) and compare it with the current row's value. If they are equal, they belong to the same group. Else you start a new group. This is done in the sum window function. After groups are assigned, you just need to get the max and min date for an employee_id,item_type.
Sample Demo

Answer 2

You would use the LAG function.
If you order by something, the LAG function gives the previous value;
a full description can be found at: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/106783/
Take a look at vkp's answer for a full query

Answer 3

This is another way if way if lag is supported.
Rextester Sample
with tbl as
(select d.*
,case when (item_type = lag(item_type) over (partition by employee_id order by apply_date))
then 0
else 1
end grp_tmp
from DATA2 d
where
item_type <> 'Worked'
)
,tbl2 as
(select t.*
,sum(grp_tmp) over (order by employee_id,apply_date
rows between unbounded preceding and current row
)
as grp
from tbl t
)
select
EMPLOYEE_ID
,ITEM_TYPE
,(CONVERT(VARCHAR(24),min(apply_date),103)
+' - '
+CONVERT(VARCHAR(24),max(apply_date),103)
) as range
from tbl2
group by EMPLOYEE_ID,
ITEM_TYPE
,grp
order by
employee_id
,min(apply_date);
Output
+-------------+-----------+-------------------------+
| EMPLOYEE_ID | ITEM_TYPE | range |
+-------------+-----------+-------------------------+
| 1 | Sickness | 23/05/2017 - 24/05/2017 |
| 1 | Vacation | 26/05/2017 - 29/05/2017 |
| 1 | Sickness | 01/06/2017 - 01/06/2017 |
| 2 | Sickness | 25/05/2017 - 30/05/2017 |
+-------------+-----------+-------------------------+