How to combine two tables when one table is in different database and this table will determine the value to be shown on the first table.

  • Dear members,

    Hello, a pleasant day to everyone.

    I would want to ask help about this query that I need for reporting.

    Let’s for example I have a database named [font="Courier New"]DBMain[/font], and I want to combine two tables by means of their key named [font="Courier New"]InvTrackNo[/font], eventually here is the query:

    SELECT

    A.ConsInvNumber AS [Consolidated Invoice No],

    A.InvTrackNo AS [Invoice TrackNo],

    B.SaleOrderNo AS [Sales OrderNo],

    B.OrderLine AS [Sales Order LineNo],

    A.CtrlNo

    FROM DBMain.dbo.ConsInvoiceDetail AS A INNER JOIN

    DBMain.dbo.IndInvDetail AS B ON A.InvTrackNo = B.InvTrackNo

    WHERE A.ConsInvNumber=980029768

    And here is the output of my main query:

    Consolidated InvoiceNo Invoice TrackNoSales OrderNo Sales Order LineNoCtrlNo

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 100407633405

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 200407633405

    980029768 0901164982 162194751100407633405

    980029768 0901164982 162194751200407633405

    980029768 0901192336 161891209 400

    980029768 09011923371618912091000

    980029768 09011923381618912091600

    980029768 0901204388162044081100406488527

    980029768 0901204389162044081200406488589

    I noticed that some Control Number ([font="Courier New"]A.CtrlNo[/font]) are zeros, my superior said I should look for the archive table and somehow “combine” them to this first query.

    I tried to query first the archive table named [font="Courier New"]OrderSummaryArchive[/font] that is located in a different database named [font="Courier New"]DBArchive[/font]:

    SELECT CtrlNo,

    SalesOrderNo,

    SalesOrderLineNo

    FROM OrderSummaryArchive

    WHERE SalesOrderNo = 161891209

    And here is the output of my second query:

    CtrlNo SalesOrderNo SalesOrderLineNo

    405290666 161891209 20

    [highlight="#FFFF00"]405290666 161891209 40[/highlight]

    405290669 161891209 60

    405290669 161891209 80

    [highlight="#FFFF00"]405290669 161891209 100[/highlight]

    405290674 161891209 120

    405290674 161891209 140

    [highlight="#FFFF00"]405290674 161891209 160[/highlight]

    As you can see, the highlighted result will complete my first query, I just do not how how to combine them if the second table is in another database, and how to check the appropriate [font="Courier New"]CtrlNo[/font] for each record.

    My expected result would be:

    ConsInvoiceNo InvoiceTrackNoSales OrderNo Sales Order LineNoCtrlNo CameFromArchive

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 100407633405 0

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 200407633405 0

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 100407633405 0

    980029768 0901164982 162194751 200407633405 0

    980029768 0901192336 161891209 40405290666 1

    980029768 0901192337 161891209 100405290669 1

    980029768 0901192338 161891209 160405290674 1

    980029768 0901204388 162044081 100406488527 0

    980029768 0901204389 162044081 200406488589 0

    The report should include an additional column called [font="Courier New"]CameFromArchive[/font] so that the database administrator would determine what [font="Courier New"]CtrlNo[/font] came from the archive table (0-NO 1-YES).

    I hope someone could help me fix my first query. Thank you.

    Respectfully Yours,

    Mark Squall

    ________________________________
    "Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise." -Proverbs 19:20

  • This is somewhat of a shot in the dark because we don't have ddl or sample data to work with.

    SELECT

    A.ConsInvNumber AS [Consolidated Invoice No],

    A.InvTrackNo AS [Invoice TrackNo],

    B.SaleOrderNo AS [Sales OrderNo],

    B.OrderLine AS [Sales Order LineNo],

    case when A.CtrlNo = 0 then osa.CtrlNo else a.CtrlNo end as CtrlNo

    FROM DBMain.dbo.ConsInvoiceDetail AS A INNER JOIN

    DBMain.dbo.IndInvDetail AS B ON A.InvTrackNo = B.InvTrackNo

    Left Join (select top 1 CtrlNo from DBArchive.dbo.OrderSummaryArchive where SalesOrderNo = B.SaleOrderNo) osa

    WHERE A.ConsInvNumber=980029768

    I would suggest that when aliasing your tables you don't use A, B, C. Instead use some sort of abbreviation of the table name. It makes debugging a lot easier and anybody looking at your code doesn't have to scratch out their eyeballs trying to figure out which table certain columns come from.

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  • Hello Sean. Thank you for the sample query, it works just fine (with some minor modifications). Awesome! 🙂

    I apologize to you (and to the readers) for making my aliases so short, actually I am just in a "hurry" that is why I used short aliases. In my query here, I (really) used full table abbreviation. (silly me). :crazy: :w00t: 😀

    Just one last thing, how would I add an additional column called [font="Courier New"]CameFromArchive[/font] so that the database administrator would determine what [font="Courier New"]CtrlNo[/font] came from the archive table (0-NO 1-YES)?

    Thank you so much and more power!

    Respectfully Yours,

    Mark Squall

    ________________________________
    "Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise." -Proverbs 19:20

  • marksquall (1/14/2013Just one last thing, how would I add an additional column called [font="Courier New"]CameFromArchive[/font] so that the database administrator would determine what [font="Courier New"]CtrlNo[/font] came from the archive table (0-NO 1-YES)?

    I think you can use a case just like the one that was allready included in the query posted by Sean, like so :

    SELECT

    A.ConsInvNumber AS [Consolidated Invoice No],

    A.InvTrackNo AS [Invoice TrackNo],

    B.SaleOrderNo AS [Sales OrderNo],

    B.OrderLine AS [Sales Order LineNo],

    case when A.CtrlNo = 0 then osa.CtrlNo else a.CtrlNo end as CtrlNo,

    case when OSA.CtrlNo is NULL then 'No' else 'Yes' end as CameFromArchive

    FROM DBMain.dbo.ConsInvoiceDetail AS A INNER JOIN

    DBMain.dbo.IndInvDetail AS B ON A.InvTrackNo = B.InvTrackNo

    Left Join (select top 1 CtrlNo from DBArchive.dbo.OrderSummaryArchive where SalesOrderNo = B.SaleOrderNo) osa

    WHERE A.ConsInvNumber=980029768

    EDIT: forgot a comma

    MCSA, MCITP
    SQL Server / Windows Server (2008)

  • Hello Geomorian. That was really cool. I am thinking it has be another technique, like for example, using a variable ([font="Courier New"]BIT[/font] type) to set to either 1 or 0, then "convert" it to "YES" or "NO". (I guess I am just making my life too hard, silly me.). But for the record, is this possible? If yes, can someone give a little example?

    Well anyway, this is straight to the point, and it is awesome! 😎

    Thank you Geomorian and Sean Lange. 🙂

    Warm regards,

    Mark Squall

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    "Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise." -Proverbs 19:20

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