SSRS - Empty value - sql

I have a parameter #Destinataire in SSRS that has a list of values plus an empty string
I've created a query that I set as available values, which gives me the drop down list
SELECT code_name FROM tableA UNION ALL SELECT ''
When running the reports with the empty string, I have no results
I tried to set the parameter as text box and it does not do anything too
Yet when running the sql query I'm using to run this report, things are fine as I have all my rows retrieved (see query below)
DECLARE #DateCmt DATE = '05/09/2015',
#DateFin DATE = '05/09/2016',
#Restriction INT = 1,
#Destinataire VARCHAR(5) = ''
--
;
--SELECT #DateCmt,#DateFin
SELECT DISTINCT
CFE_EDI.IU_LIASSE
,CFE_EDI.ETAT
,CFE_EDI.DATHRMAJ -- nouveau
,CFE_EDI.ESP_APPLI
,CFE_EDI.NOM_RS
,PARTENAIRES.LIBEL
,PARTENAIRES.CODE_INSEE
,CFE_EDI.DATHR_ENV -- nouveau
,CFE_EDI.DATHR_MEF -- nouveau
,CFE_EDI.DATHR_PRE -- nouveau
,CFE_EDI.DATHR_OUV -- nouveau
--,CFE_EDI.DATEHR_DEPOT-- mettre l'heure
,CFE_EDI.GESTDEL
--,CFE_SERVICE_DEST.IU_DEST
--,CFE_SERVICE.IU_LIASSE
,CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'MEF' THEN 'En Attente le'
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'PRE' THEN 'Préparé le'
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'ENV' THEN 'Envoyé le'
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'OUV' THEN 'Réceptionné le'
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'NRM' THEN 'Non remis le'
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'NAQ' THEN 'Non acquitté le'
END AS ChampEtat
,CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT = 'OUV' THEN 'Date d''envoi : ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_ENV,103)
END AS Date_Envoi,
CASE
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='MEF' THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_MEF,103)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='PRE' THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_PRE,103)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='ENV' THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_ENV,103)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='OUV' THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_OUV,103)
ELSE CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_DEPOT,103) END AS DateMaj ,
CASE
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='MEF' then CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_MEF,108)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='PRE' then CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_PRE,108)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='ENV' then CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_ENV,108)
WHEN CFE_EDI.ETAT='OUV' then CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_OUV,108)
ELSE CONVERT(VARCHAR,CFE_EDI.DATHR_DEPOT,108) END AS HeureMaj,
PARTENAIRES.LIBEL + '(' + CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE + ')' AS LibelDestinataire
--,CASE WHEN #Restriction = 1 THEN '1'
-- WHEN #Restriction = 0 THEN '0' END AS Restriction
,CASE WHEN #DateCmt != #DateFin AND #DateCmt < #DateFin THEN 'Diffusion Xml du ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR,(#DateCmt),103) + ' au ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR,(#DateFin),103) ELSE
'Diffusion EDI Xml du ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR,#DateCmt,103) END AS Plage_Diffusion
-- INTO
FROM
(PARTENAIRES
INNER JOIN dbo.CFE_EDI ON PARTENAIRES.CODE_INSEE = CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE)
INNER JOIN dbo.CFE_SERVICE ON CFE_EDI.IU_LIASSE = CFE_SERVICE.IU_LIASSE
INNER JOIN dbo.CFE_SERVICE_DEST ON (PARTENAIRES.IU_PART = CFE_SERVICE_DEST.IU_PART_CFE)
WHERE
case when #Restriction = 1
then case when CFE_EDI.ETAT in('ENV','OUV') then 1 else 0 end
when #Restriction = 0
then case when CFE_EDI.ETAT not in('ENV','OUV') then 1 else 0 end
else case when CFE_EDI.ETAT <> '' then 1 else 0 end
end = 1
AND
CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IS NOT NULL AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE != ''
AND CASE --WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IS NOT NULL AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE !=''
--THEN CASE
WHEN #Destinataire != '' AND (#Destinataire) IS NOT NULL
THEN CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE = #Destinataire THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
ELSE CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE = PARTENAIRES.CODE_INSEE
AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj > #DateCmt AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj < #DateFin
AND CFE_EDI.GESTDEL = '1' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
END = 1
First question would be to know if there is way to setup the parameter without using my stupid trick.
Second question is why the query with parameter with an empty string does the trick and once you use SSRS, nothing.
Thanks in advance for your help
Update I tried to set the WHEN LEN(#Destinataire) > 0 with the #Destinataire = '' but no luck on that one.
Update 2 My aim now is to have a solution that will retrieve all the datas, in case the #Destinataire is equal to '' or NULL. However, thinking about it, this solution is equivalent to having all the values populated in #Destinataire. So one way or another, I would say.
Final update I've recreated everything from scratch and oh! magic, the grouping or the everything option worked as wish. I still don't know what was wrong but I'm fine with the results. Many thanks for your help and support.

looking at your query and where you pass #Destinataire you should be able to pass a null value according to the where clause and get the same effect as passing ''
CASE --WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IS NOT NULL AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE !=''
--THEN CASE
WHEN #Destinataire != '' AND (#Destinataire) IS NOT NULL
THEN CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE = #Destinataire THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
ELSE CASE WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE = PARTENAIRES.CODE_INSEE
AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj > #DateCmt AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj < #DateFin
AND CFE_EDI.GESTDEL = '1' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
END = 1
I would try to just set that particular paramter to allow nulls in the ssrs report which can be found as a checkbox in your parameter settings window.

There is a hybrid option, where you can keep your visible parameter just as you have it, but then use a hidden cascaded parameter to reference in the query. So if you really are having trouble with formulating your query with blank or null values as a parameter, this will work around that. Here are the steps:
Create a new dataset.
A slight catch, you do need to make sure that the changing the selection always adds a new value to force a refresh of the cascaded parameter, but that's easy to do:
SELECT code_name FROM tableA WHERE #Destinataire='' OR #Destinataire=code_name
--Dummy value needed to force update of parameter value in some cases:
UNION SELECT 'zz' + #Destinataire AS code_name
Set up a new parameter, #MultiDestataire. Allow it to accept multiple values and use the new dataset as its available and default values. Set its visibility to Hidden.
Running the report before hiding the new parameter shows how it works:
Edit the query to use the new multivalue parameter in its WHERE clause.
From here on, this is just altering the query to use the IN statement, which should look like this:
CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IS NOT NULL AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE != ''
AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IN (#MultiDestinataire)
...
Attempting this may end up being an intermediary step if you've got some other issue in the query that's responsible for unexpected results, as you should be able to test for an empty value there.

This is just my two cents, basically you have two options here.
Multivalue parameter Option
Define your parameter to allow multivalues, use the same dataset in Available values and Default values properties. So when your user doesn't select any value the parameter will be populated with all values. Otherwise your parameter will be populated only with values your users select.
In this case you will have to use IN operator since your parameter represent multiple values seleted or not by your user.
...
WHERE CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IN (#Destinataire)
...
When you use Default values property all drop down list values are selected by default and your report run without any filter being applied (at least if your user doesn't select any value or values).
Additional, I'd avoid use '' (blank), it is uninformative and your user might think it is some kind of error or your parameter was not populated properly.
Why use a single value parameters when you want to show data from more than one value (in your case all)?
Single value Option (No sense IMO)
In order to this works you have to set your parameter to Allow blank value ("") and Allow null value. Your query should look like this:
WHERE
CASE WHEN #Destinataire = '' OR #Destinataire is null THEN 1 ELSE 0 END = 1
OR
CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE = #Destinataire
In your query I think it could be something like this:
WHERE CASE
WHEN #Restriction = 1 THEN
CASE
WHEN cfe_edi.etat IN( 'ENV', 'OUV' ) THEN 1
ELSE 0
END
WHEN #Restriction = 0 THEN
CASE
WHEN cfe_edi.etat NOT IN( 'ENV', 'OUV' ) THEN 1
ELSE 0
END
ELSE
CASE
WHEN cfe_edi.etat <> '' THEN 1
ELSE 0
END
END = 1
AND cfe_edi.code_insee IS NOT NULL
AND cfe_edi.code_insee != ''
AND ( CASE
--WHEN CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE IS NOT NULL AND CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE !=''
--THEN CASE
WHEN ( #Destinataire = ''
OR #Destinataire IS NULL )
AND cfe_edi.code_insee = partenaires.code_insee
AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj > #DateCmt
AND cfe_edi.dathrmaj < #DateFin
AND cfe_edi.gestdel = '1' THEN 1
ELSE 0
END = 1
OR cfe_edi.code_insee = #Destinataire )
Also consider this evaluation AND cfe_edi.code_insee = partenaires.code_insee, is it necessary even if your JOIN operator is forcing to meet the condition? INNER JOIN dbo.CFE_EDI ON PARTENAIRES.CODE_INSEE = CFE_EDI.CODE_INSEE
A third option could be use a hidden parameter to clean the null and '' option of the user to produce a parameter populated with all values. Try the options above before get involved with hidden/internal parameter approach.
Let me know if this helps.

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Nested Case Then in SQL

I'm trying to do the following which involves a complex query;
1. First I try to select the column based on some logic
2. then based on the value of the selected column a value is selected
3. finally based on the previous value a logic is applied to get the final value
How can I have the result from 2 in the ELSE of the 3rd Case..Then statement ?
CASE
CASE
CASE
WHEN MDC.Network ='I' THEN INNBenefitID ELSE OONBenefitID
END
WHEN 'INNDWO' THEN CASE WHEN DWO.Description IS NOT NULL THEN DWO.Description ELSE MDC.CostShareValue END
WHEN 'OONDWO' THEN CASE WHEN DWO.Description IS NOT NULL THEN DWO.Description ELSE MDC.CostShareValue END
ELSE isnull(dbo.fn_FormatText(MDC.CostShareValue, CostShareType),'''')
END
WHEN '0%' THEN 'Covered 100%'
WHEN '$0' THEN 'Covered 100%'
ELSE ????
END
Are you looking for something like that? :
declare #value varchar(255) = (
CASE
WHEN MDC.Network ='I' THEN INNBenefitID ELSE OONBenefitID
WHEN 'INNDWO' THEN CASE WHEN DWO.Description IS NOT NULL THEN DWO.Description ELSE MDC.CostShareValue
WHEN 'OONDWO' THEN CASE WHEN DWO.Description IS NOT NULL THEN DWO.Description ELSE MDC.CostShareValue
ELSE isnull(dbo.fn_FormatText(MDC.CostShareValue, CostShareType),'''')
END
)
CASE
WHEN '0%' THEN 'Covered 100%'
WHEN '$0' THEN 'Covered 100%'
ELSE #value
END
Really, really hard to do this right without a schema or sample data. In the future consider creating a SqlFiddle for us. But one approach you might consider is using a Common Table Expression (CTE) to define an intermediary structure which you then query.
;WITH theCTE AS (SELECT
CASE
CASE
WHEN MDC.Network ='I' THEN INNBenefitID ELSE OONBenefitID
END
WHEN 'INNDWO' THEN COALESCE(DWO.Description, MDC.CostShareValue)
WHEN 'OONDWO' THEN COALESCE(DWO.Description, MDC.CostShareValue)
ELSE COALESCE(dbo.fn_FormatText(MDC.CostShareValue, CostShareType), '')
END AS foo
FROM
bar
)
SELECT
CASE
WHEN foo IN ('0%', '$0') THEN 'Covered 100%'
ELSE '' -- Do something with foo --
END AS finalColumn
FROM
theCTE

CASE statement giving wrong results inside my stored procedure

I have a case inside my stored procedure which I use before executing the data.
DECLARE #Setup nvarchar(50)
SELECT
#ZipCode = CASE
WHEN REPLACE(#ZipCode, '0', '') = ''
THEN NULL ELSE #ZipCode
END,
#ZipCodeEND = CASE
WHEN REPLACE(#ZipCodeEND, '0', '') = ''
THEN NULL ELSE #ZipCodeEND
END,
SELECT
#Setup = CASE WHEN (LEN(ISNULL(#ZipCode, ''))) > 0 THEN '1' ELSE '0' END +
CASE WHEN (LEN(ISNULL(#ZipCodeEND,''))) > 0 THEN '1' ELSE '0' END
IF ISNULL(#ID, 0) = 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO dbo.MapToStaticValuesTable(ZipCode, ZipCodeEND, Setup)
VALUES(#ZipCode, #ZipCodeEND, #Setup)
END
The problem here is even if zipcode and zipcodeEnd are empty and set to null after being saved into the table I keep getting the value "11" instead of getting "00".
Now if I do the same example with nvarchar values it would work, but since ZipCode and ZipCodeEnd are set to int it's acting weird.
It is acting weird because you are using string functions on integers. Not sure what you are trying to achieve with your code but I'm sure it can be done just by checking the values as integers.
I guess this could be what you are looking for.
select case when nullif(#ZipCode, 0) is null then '0' else '1' end +
case when nullif(#ZipCodeEND, 0) is null then '0' else '1' end
One example of weird
select isNull(#ZipCode, '')
return 0 if #ZipCode is null.

Check if condition before when in case statement

Case stud.Status
when 'N'then 'NA'
end
How to add following condition before when statement above
IF #ID is not equal to 2. That is I want to assign 'NA' only when also the id <> 2 plus the above condition.
EDIT: Full Query
Case Stud.Status
when #ID = 2 AND Stud.Status = 'N' then 'To Be Submitted'
when 'N'then 'N/A'
else isnull(Stud.Status, '')
end
Like this:
CASE
WHEN #ID <> 2 AND stud.Status ='N' THEN 'NA'
END
This is the other form of the CASE expression.
Note that: The CASE expression has two forms:
The simple CASE expression compares an expression to a set of simple expressions to determine the result.
The searched CASE expression evaluates a set of Boolean expressions to determine the result.
Update: Try this instead:
'StudStatus' =
CASE
WHEN #ID = 5 AND Stud.Status = 'N' THEN 'To Be Submitted'
WHEN Stud.Status = 'N' THEN 'N/A'
ELSE ISNULL(Stud.Status, '')
END
try this
Case stud.Status
when 'N' and #id<>2 then 'NA'
end
if #ID <> 2
begin
Case stud.Status
when 'N'then 'NA'
end
end

Sql Server conditional Contains for free text search handling of Null parameter

I have been struggling for quite some time to get this query going.
In short my query searches by fileno and/or searchfield
DECLARE #pSearchFor AS NVARCHAR(100);
-- I am here testing with null value, ' ' , or seperate words
SET #pSearchFor = null -- '"marsa" and "mosta"';
IF ISNULL(#pSearchFor,'') = '' SET #pSearchFor = '""' ;
declare #fileNo nvarchar(50) = 'e/e'
select top 1000 r.FileId, r.FileNo, fs.SearchField, #pSearchFor
from regfile as r
left outer join FileSearchFields as fs on r.FileId = fs.FileID
where r.FileNo like
CASE
WHEN Len(#fileno) > 1 THEN '%'+#fileNo+'%'
ELSE r.FileNo
END
AND
1 =
CASE WHEN ISNULL(#pSearchFor, '') = '' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
or CONTAINS(fs.SearchField, #pSearchFor)
I am getting nothing returned if #pSearchFor is null otherwise works great.
I need to return all instances if a null
One possible solution might be to call 2 seperate sps or use if /else but probably exists a better method.
I really do appreciate your help!
First you set #pSearchFor to "":
IF ISNULL(#pSearchFor,'') = '' SET #pSearchFor = '""' ;
That means this will never return 1:
CASE WHEN ISNULL(#pSearchFor, '') = '' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
You need to either use a different variable, or use the same type of CASE expression in the select list, instead of changing the value from NULL to "".
SELECT TOP 1000 r.FileId, r.FileNo, fs.SearchField,
CASE WHEN COALESCE(#pSearchFor, '') = '' THEN '""' ELSE #pSearchFor END
Also you use SELECT TOP but no ORDER BY ... if you want a subset, don't you care which subset you get?
I have solved the problem. Maybe this may be of some help to others!
This is a snippet of my stored procedure.
#fileNo nvarchar(50) = null ,
#fields nvarchar(100) = '""',`enter code here`
#datefrom date = null,
#dateto date = null,
...
AS`enter code here`
BEGIN
if (#fields = null or LEN(#fields) < 1 ) set #fields = '""'
select top 1000 r.*,
(CASE
WHEN fs.SearchField IS NULL THEN CONVERT(NVarChar(1),'')
ELSE CONVERT(NVarChar(MAX),fs.SearchField)
END) AS [Search]
from regfile as r
left outer join FileSearchFields as fs on r.FileId = fs.FileID
where r.FileNo like
CASE
WHEN Len(#fileno) > 1 THEN '%'+#fileNo+'%'
ELSE r.FileNo
END
and
r.Date between
CASE
WHEN #datefrom != '' THEN #datefrom
ELSE '1900-1-1'
END
and
CASE
WHEN #dateto != '' THEN #dateto
ELSE '9999-1-1'
END
and
((LEN(#fields) > 2 and contains(fs.SearchField,#fields))or (LEN(#fields) <= 2))
--NB: <= 2 as we have added the "" characters in #fields!
end

Help deciphering Stored Procedure

I can't for the life of me figure out how this stored procedure works or what it is doing exactly, I know it works as is but I'm trying to limit some database calls which requires modifying this stored procedure.
CREATE PROCEDURE scriptassist.getQueue
#Status smallint = -1,
#GroupID uniqueidentifier = null,
#MACAddress varchar(200) = ''
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
Print #GroupID
SELECT *
FROM [Queue]
WHERE
case #Status
When -1 Then
Case When ISNULL(Status,0) <> 1 Then 1 Else 0 End
Else
Case When ISNULL(Status,0) = #Status Then 1 Else 0 End
End =1
And
case When #GroupID IS NULL Then 1
Else
Case When GroupID = #GroupID Then 1 Else 0 End
End =1
And
case #MACAddress
When ''
Then 1
Else
Case When MACAddress = #MACAddress Then 1 Else 0 End
End =1
Order By DateEntered DESC
I know that somehow it is dynamically defining the Where Clause but I'm not sure what is getting done. Also if anyone knows of a tool that would let me see what is actually happening, thanks!
You're right in noticing that it's dynamically filtering the WHERE clause. Take for example
case #MACAddress
When ''
Then 1
Else
Case When MACAddress = #MACAddress Then 1 Else 0 End
End =1
If the MACAddress is the empty string then it is not used to filter the results. (The Case statement returs 1, which is then compared with 1 at the end, resulting in TRUE, so the row is included.)
If the #MACAddress parameter is not the empty string, then it's compared with the MACAddress column in the table. If there is a match 1, is returned, which is equal to 1, and so the row is included. If there is no match, 0 is returned, which does not equal 1 and the row is excluded.
Selects values from Queue based on three criteria that could be passed. If the passed variable #Status=-1, or #GroupID is null, or #MACAddress ='', they are not used in the Where criteria. If they are present, then they are used in the Where criteria.
When each case statement returns 1, the corresponding record in the Queue table is returned.