Breaking down T-SQL requirements (methodology)

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Breaking down T-SQL requirements (methodology)

TeraByteMe

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August 9, 2014 at 8:38 am

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Hello All,
I have a bit of experience with T-SQL and have done a lot of things with it over the years. The one thing that I feel is most of need for me that I am missing is how to approach complex program requirements when designing queries, sprocs, functions etc...
Programmers use mock code to outline the steps to their programs but is there a systematic, step-by-step methodology that you use when designing and working out a SQL problem or can you provide reference to resources?
Thanks!
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TeraByteMe SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4171 More actions · Answer 1

For your better understanding of what I am thinking it would be something like what this article covers but more in-depth - such that a book could be written about.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. ~ Einstein
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 2

To be honest, I use "old fashioned" methods such as building either a written flow-chart or, if it's not that complex a problem, a mental flowchart, and then I "peel just on potato" at a time. It's much easier for me to tackle just one block of code at a time than trying to hold the whole thing up in the air while I build a foundation under it.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

TeraByteMe SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4171 More actions · Answer 3

That is pretty much the approach I have been seeing everywhere. So I guess it is the way it is done. I just thought maybe someone would have documented a more decision tree like structured flow to the process. Thanks for your reply.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. ~ Einstein
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 4

TeraByteMe (8/9/2014)
That is pretty much the approach I have been seeing everywhere. So I guess it is the way it is done. I just thought maybe someone would have documented a more decision tree like structured flow to the process. Thanks for your reply.

To ber honest, I've not seen it done that way by many. I've found that a lot of folks just sit down and start hacking with no plan.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

TeraByteMe SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4171 More actions · Answer 5

What I meant to say was everybody worth listening to :). When a person has to go back into their code after being away from it for a while it makes it much easier when there is a predictable/logical structure to it. I know that helps me.

To ber honest, I've not seen it done that way by many. I've found that a lot of folks just sit down and start hacking with no plan.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. ~ Einstein
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 6

Ah. Gotcha.

I also enforce a set of fairly strict but very easy to comply with set of standards both at work and upon myself.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)