Hierarchical Data Type vs Parent-Child

• btio_3000

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  September 23, 2013 at 10:47 pm

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  Hi,

  Could someone please tell me when to (not)use what?

  From what I read it seems that using Hierarchical type is not always preferred to using "normal" Parent-Child cte, for example.

  Or it depends? And if yes, then on what? So, basically any thoughts and/or real life experiences/cases would be greatly appreciated...

  Just an overall picture, if I may

  Thanks!

• Sean Lange

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  September 24, 2013 at 8:12 am

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  You can find a lot of discussions about that here.

  https://www.google.com/#q=sql%20server%20hierarchy%20vs%20parent%20child

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