how to return zeros with a group by that returns nulls

  • My query is a union all, the result set returns a "Header" row which comes from the invoice table, the "Detail" rows are returned from Invoice Expense and Invoice tax (both tables are joined on invoice key from the invoice table, and a "Trailer" row which is a count of only the "detail" rows. The "Trailer" query returns the invoice key and a count, however, once the group by is added, any "Detail" rows that return NULL do not create the "Trailer" row.

    What I'm trying to get, is a "Trailer" record for each invoice key, and if there are NO Detail rows, than return a "Trailer" row with a count of zero.

    I have tried left joins to no avail. Not sure if you need to see all the code including the header row or just the code for the detail and trailer rows, to help me with this, so just copying the code for the trailer and detail rows.

    UNION ALL

    SELECT I.InvoiceKey AS InvoiceKey

    ,'T^' AS RecordType

    ,@Delimeter AS H1

    ,@Delimeter AS H2

    ,@Delimeter AS H3

    ,@Delimeter AS H4

    ,@Delimeter AS H5

    ,@Delimeter AS H6

    ,@Delimeter AS H7

    ,@Delimeter AS H8

    ,@Delimeter AS H9

    ,@Delimeter AS H10

    ,@Delimeter AS H11

    ,@Delimeter AS H12

    ,@Delimeter AS H13

    ,@Delimeter AS H14

    ,@Delimeter AS H15

    ,@Delimeter AS D1

    ,@Delimeter AS D2

    ,@Delimeter AS D3

    ,@Delimeter AS D4

    ,RIGHT('00000' + CAST(COUNT(*) AS VARCHAR(6)), 6) AS TRC

    ,4 AS sort

    FROM @HINFO H

    INNER JOIN Invoice I WITH (NOLOCK) ON H.SCK = I.SalesContractKey

    INNER JOIN InvoiceExpense IE WITH (NOLOCK) ON I.InvoiceKey = IE.InvoiceKey

    INNER JOIN InvoiceTax IT WITH (NOLOCK) ON I.InvoiceKey = IT.InvoiceKey

    WHERE I.InvoiceStatusKey <> 1

    GROUP BY I.InvoiceKey

    The sort column is a way for me to sort the rows so I always get the Header 1st then details, 2 and/or 3 and the trailer last a 4

    Thanks for any help!!

    Don

  • Try the ISNULL function:

    DECLARE @nullablecolumn INT = NULL

    SELECT ISNULL(@nullablecolumn, 0)

    gsc_dba

  • Have tried ISNULL , doesn't work, still returns null

  • when no rows are returned for invoice expense and invoice tax, I still need a row to be returned with the invoice key from invoice and a count of zero

  • Difficult to answer your question with the data you've provided. See the below examples for how to work it out yourself.

    DECLARE @TABLE AS TABLE(The_Group INT)

    INSERT INTO @TABLE

    SELECT 1

    UNION ALL SELECT 2

    UNION ALL SELECT 3

    DECLARE @DATA_TABLE AS TABLE (ID INT IDENTITY, The_Group INT, Data CHAR(1))

    INSERT INTO @DATA_TABLE

    SELECT 1, 'A'

    UNION ALL SELECT 2, 'A'

    --How you're doing it --> misses out the "0" for The_Group 3

    SELECT a.The_Group, COUNT(*) AS cnt

    FROM @TABLE a

    INNER JOIN @DATA_TABLE b ON a.The_Group = b.The_Group

    GROUP BY a.The_Group

    --Include the "0"

    SELECT a.The_Group, COALESCE(b.Cnt,0) AS Cnt

    FROM (SELECT

    The_Group

    FROM @TABLE

    GROUP BY The_Group) a

    LEFT JOIN (SELECT a.The_Group, COUNT(*) AS cnt

    FROM @TABLE a

    INNER JOIN @DATA_TABLE b ON a.The_Group = b.The_Group

    GROUP BY a.The_Group) b ON a.The_Group = b.The_Group


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  • Pretty sure that nobody is going to be able to help you with such a vague question. We need some ddl and sample data along with the desired output from the sample data. This probably pretty straight forward but I am not at all clear what you are looking for. Please see the link in my signature for best practices on posting a question.

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  • Edit: As mentioned above - need a little more info to be able to help...

    Can you elaborate on the table structures?

    gsc_dba

  • Invoice Key 159021 returns 1 invoice row, Invoice expense and Invoice Tax which have 0 rows with invoice key 159021 where invoice key is a foreign key in both those tables.

    Invoice key 159078 returns 1 invoice row and has 1 tax row, hence a detail row

    I am tasked with creating "header" "H" rows for all invoices, "detail" "D" rows when either invoice expense and invoice tax have an amount > 0 and a "trailer" "T" row with a count of all "D" rows, so if no "D" rows are present for an invoice, I still need to produce the "T" row with a count of zero.

    output data from invoice key 159021: H^ is header & T^ is trailer record both start with invoice key

    159021H^260101^Zale Corporation^035-200600001-OAO^035-200600001^01/26/2006^200601^CT^United States^Broomfield^30^US$^United States^Broomfield^30^13000.00^^^^^^1

    159021T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^0000014

    output date from invoice key 159078:

    159078H^181529^RBC Financial Group^063-200600013-OAO^063-200600013^02/28/2006^200603^CT^United States^Detroit^64^FRF^United States^Detroit^43^3081.60^^^^^^1

    159078D^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^TAX^^^201.60^^3

    159078T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^0000014

    Hope this helps!

  • I'm guessing you didn't actually read the article I pointed you to. If you post some ddl, sample data (insert statements) and desired output with a clear explanation you will there are lots of people willing and able to help you.

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  • Please take the time to read the article previously referenced (happens to be the first article I reference below in my signature block). Following those guidelines will get you plenty of help, plus the benefit of tested code in return.

    Also, based on your code, if there are no records in some of the child tables you will not get any data. Your code is using inner joins in places where it is apparent that you need to use left outer joins.

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