How to format data in a grid view (pivot?)

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How to format data in a grid view (pivot?)

Meatloaf

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October 23, 2015 at 10:32 pm

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Hello, I am looking for a way to create a stored procedure that will show inventory availability. I would like to show the Inventory Name, The Date, and if the inventory is "checked out" using the ID name of the person who has the item.
For example it would look like this:
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Inventory Name | 10/24/2015 | 10/25/2015 | 10/26/2015 | 10/27/2015 | 10/28/2015
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Laptop | Tom | Tom | Tom | Avail | Avail
Projector | Avail | Avail | Avail | Avail | Bob
Air Card | Bob | Bob | Bob | Bob | Bob
It seems like I want to do a pivot table but there really is no aggregate so I am not sure what to use.
Thank you in advance!

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Jayanth_Kurup SSC-Insane Points: 22967 More actions · Answer 1

You could use a ranking function in your query to derive a results like below

Product Date Checkout Id Rid

Laptop 2015-01-01 02:00:00 Tom 1

Laptop 2015-01-01 03:00:00 Jim 2

Laptop 2015-01-01 02:00:00 Jim 1

Laptop 2015-01-01 03:00:00 Tom 2

Then select the MAX(RID) for a given day and find out the user. The rest of it is just presentation in a Matrix.

Jayanth Kurup[/url]

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 2

Meatloaf (10/23/2015)
Hello, I am looking for a way to create a stored procedure that will show inventory availability. I would like to show the Inventory Name, The Date, and if the inventory is "checked out" using the ID name of the person who has the item.
For example it would look like this:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inventory Name | 10/24/2015 | 10/25/2015 | 10/26/2015 | 10/27/2015 | 10/28/2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laptop | Tom | Tom | Tom | Avail | Avail
Projector | Avail | Avail | Avail | Avail | Bob
Air Card | Bob | Bob | Bob | Bob | Bob
It seems like I want to do a pivot table but there really is no aggregate so I am not sure what to use.
Thank you in advance!

Each "cell" in your output is unique because of the item and date. Use MAX for the names for your aggregation and all will be as expected with your PIVOT.

If you want a coded example, do the things in the article at the first link in my signature line below.

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First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

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Meatloaf SSCrazy Points: 2564 More actions · Answer 3

Hi,

I have been working on this for a bit and have a new challenge. Using the sample data and code below, the result will show InvMax, and A through G.

Is there a way to make all data appear in one column so I would have a row like this:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G, A_InMin,A_InMax,B_InMin,B_InMax,C_InMin,C_InMax,D_InMin,D_InMax,E_InMin,E_InMax,F_InMin,F_InMax,G_InMin,G_InMax,

CREATE TABLE #InvTest

(InvGrp VARCHAR(200),InvCnt int,InvMin int, InvMax int)

GO

-- Sample Records

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('A','400','600','850')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('B','400', '450', '500')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('C','600', '800', '1000')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('D','180', '200', '200')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('E','325','300','500')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('F','300', '300','350')

INSERT INTO #InvTest VALUES('G','399', '400','450')

GO

DECLARE @PivotQuery AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

DECLARE @InvGrp AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

SELECT @InvGrp = ISNULL(@InvGrp + ',','')

+ QUOTENAME(InvGrp)

FROM (SELECT DISTINCT InvGrp FROM #InvTest) AS Inv

SET @PivotQuery =

N'SELECT InvMin, InvMax, ' + @InvGrp + '

FROM #InvTest

PIVOT(Max(InvCnt)

FOR InvGrp IN (' + @InvGrp + ')) AS PVTTable'

EXEC sp_executesql @PivotQuery

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 4

Meatloaf (10/30/2015)
Is there a way to make all data appear in one column so I would have a row like this:
A,B,C,D,E,F,G, A_InMin,A_InMax,B_InMin,B_InMax,C_InMin,C_InMax,D_InMin,D_InMax,E_InMin,E_InMax,F_InMin,F_InMax,G_InMin,G_InMax,

Do you mean one column or one row?

For one row, I would use a cross tabs approach instead of 3 pivots. It will be faster and easier to do.

Cross Tabs Part 1[/url]

Cross Tabs Part 2[/url]

If you need one column (and to understand part of the code that I'm posting) you should read the following article: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/comma+separated+list/71700/

DECLARE @PivotQuery AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

DECLARE @Columns AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

DECLARE @ColumnsMinMax AS NVARCHAR(MAX)

SELECT @Columns = STUFF((SELECT CHAR(9) + ',MAX( CASE WHEN InvGrp = ''' + InvGrp + ''' THEN InvCnt END) AS ' + InvGrp + CHAR(10)

FROM (SELECT DISTINCT InvGrp FROM #InvTest) AS Inv

ORDER BY InvGrp

FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 2, '')

SELECT @ColumnsMinMax = (SELECT CHAR(9) + ',MAX( CASE WHEN InvGrp = ''' + InvGrp + ''' THEN InvMin END) AS ' + InvGrp + '_InMin' + CHAR(10)

+ CHAR(9) + ',MAX( CASE WHEN InvGrp = ''' + InvGrp + ''' THEN InvMax END) AS ' + InvGrp + '_InMax' + CHAR(10)

FROM (SELECT DISTINCT InvGrp FROM #InvTest) AS Inv

ORDER BY InvGrp

FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')

SELECT @PivotQuery = 'SELECT ' + @Columns + @ColumnsMinMax + 'FROM #InvTest;'

EXEC sp_executesql @PivotQuery

Luis C.
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Meatloaf SSCrazy Points: 2564 More actions · Answer 5

Meatloaf

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October 30, 2015 at 10:03 am

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this is so helpful, thank you very much!

Meatloaf SSCrazy Points: 2564 More actions · Answer 6

Hi,

Is it possible to enter this string into a temp table?

SELECT @PivotQuery = 'SELECT ' + @Columns + @ColumnsMinMax + 'FROM Fill_Rate_Summary_Total;'

EXEC sp_executesql @PivotQuery

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 7

I'm not sure what you mean. What would be the problem?

INSERT INTO #TempTable(StringColumn) VALUES( @StringVariable);

--OR

INSERT INTO #TempTable(StringColumn) SELECT @StringVariable;