Inclusive Query Question

  • I'm not sure exactly how to ask this question, so I will just give sample data and my objectives for the query. I'm trying to create a query that will show actual numbers and target numbers. Here's the issue: some customers have actuals that are not targets and vice versa. I want to show all actuals and all targets regardless of a match. Here's a sample of what I'm looking for:

    [Target table]

    ID, TargetID, ItemID, Target

    1,1,ABC,5

    2,1,CBA,90

    3,1,DAB,5

    [Actuals table]

    ID, CustomerID, ItemID, Qty

    1,1,ABC,10

    2,1,EFG,10

    [Customer table]

    ID, TargetID

    1,1

    [Item table]

    ID,ItemID

    1,ABC

    2,CBA

    3,DAB

    4,EFG

    Here's the desired output:

    Customer, ItemID, Qty, Target

    1,ABC,10,5

    1,EFG,10,0

    1,CBA,0,90

    1,DAB,0,5

    This seems easy to me, but I can't get it to work. My real query is a lot more complex, but the theory is the same. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • Not sure what you're after, but is this it?

    create table #Target(id int, TargetID int, ItemID varchar(3), Target int)

    insert into #Target

    select 1,1,'ABC',5 union all

    select 2,1,'CBA',90 union all

    select 3,1,'DAB',5

    create table #Actuals(id int, CustomerID int, ItemID varchar(3), Qty int)

    insert into #Actuals

    select 1,1,'ABC',10 union all

    select 2,1,'EFG',10

    create table #Customers(id int, TargetID int)

    insert into #Customers

    select 1,1

    create table #Items(id int, ItemID varchar(3))

    insert into #Items

    select 1,'ABC' union all

    select 2,'CBA' union all

    select 3,'DAB' union all

    select 4,'EFG'

    select c.id, i.itemid, isnull(a.qty, 0) qty, isnull(t.target, 0) target

    from

     #Customers c inner join

     #Items i on 1 = 1 left join

     #Actuals a on i.itemid = a.itemid left join

     #Target t on i.itemid = t.itemid

  • Hi Jeff,

    Can u please gice me the columnnames wht u want, like in the output u want ItemID froim which table u want this itemid caz u have itemid field in two tables.

    and please post your query that u have made no matters how complex it is,,..???

    Thanks,
    Prashant

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