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• NikosV

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  July 18, 2018 at 7:37 am

  #407205

  I am a beginner in Microsoft SQL and I’ve come across this stored procedure at work. I sort of understand what the programmer was trying to do but I would like to know if this is a good example of a stored proc.

  Ideally, I would like to know:

  1. If this stored procedure is a good example.

  2. If anything, what is generally wrong with it

  3. How it could be improved.

  This stored proc has been in use as is for about two years so it’s not something that I’m going to go and change, nobody is going to touch it but since it looks really complex I was wondering if this is how a similar sp should look like.

  USE [Database]

  GO

  SET ANSI_NULLS ON

  GO

  SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON

  GO

  ALTER PROCEDURE [Schema].[Table]

  @DateFrom DATE,

  @DateTo DATE,

  @BranchCode INT

  AS

  BEGIN

  DECLARE @DateFromVAR AS DATE =@DateFrom

  DECLARE @DateToVAR AS DATE =@DateTo

  DECLARE @BranchCodeVAR AS INT =@BranchCode

  SELECT CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT) AS EmployeeBranch,

  SUM(TotalPaidPrem) AS TotalPremiumPaid,

  SUM(TotalPaidPrem)*0.5/100 AS Commission

  FROM (

  SELECT PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,SUM(PaidMonths.PaidMonths)TotalPaidMonths,MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium) TotalPaidPrem,paidMonths.CommencementDate

  FROM (

  SELECT SUM(Premium) AS paidPremium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate,MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk) AS MAXPPremiumDebitPk

  FROM(

  SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,FT.RegistrationDate

  FROM [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] FT

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1

  WHERE

  FT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)

  AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN @DateFromVAR AND @DateToVAR

  )FT

  GROUP BY FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate--,FT.PPremiumDebitPk

  )PaidPrem

  LEFT OUTER JOIN (

  SELECT PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,MAX(PT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,CommencementDate,MAX(PT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPk,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0) AS PaidMonths

  FROM (

  SELECT PolicyNumber,

  ContributorType,

  ContributorLayer,

  DueDate,

  FT.CommencementDate,

  MAX(FT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,

  MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPk

  FROM (SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.ContributorType,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,LayerNumber AS ContributorLayer,PM.CommencementDate,FT.RegistrationDate

  FROM [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[FinancialTransaction] FT

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0

  LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'

  LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1

  WHERE -- Exclude: Excess Premium, Excess Premium, Excess Refund Payment, Excess Refund Payment (UL), Refund to Suspense (UL), Refund to Suspense

  FT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)

  AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN PM.CommencementDate AND @DateToVAR

  ) FT

  GROUP BY PolicyNumber,

  ContributorType,

  ContributorLayer,

  DueDate,

  FT.CommencementDate

  )PT

  INNER JOIN DataWarehouse.Schema.Table CC

  ON PT.PolicyNumber=CC.PolicyNumber

  AND PT.ContributorType=CC.ContributorType

  AND PT.ContributorLayer=CC.LayerNumber

  AND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CC.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CC.ClosingRegistrationDate-1

  INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[Table] CPA

  ON CC.ContributorId=CPA.ClientNumber

  AND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CPA.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CPA.ClosingRegistrationDate-1

  AND CC.PaymentArrangementId=CPA.ArrangementId

  GROUP BY PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,CommencementDate,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0)

  )PaidMonths

  --calculate paid months that registration and due date of payments in period is grater than other payments registration and due date

  --this done to avoid the reversal values in case of the payment frequency modification. example 10037529 for period 1/1/2018-31/3/2018

  ON (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumber

  AND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>=PaidMonths.RegistrationDate

  AND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDate

  AND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPk

  AND PaidPrem.paidPremium>0)

  OR (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumber

  AND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>PaidMonths.RegistrationDate

  AND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDate

  AND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPk

  AND PaidPrem.paidPremium<0)

  GROUP BY PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,PaidMonths.CommencementDate

  --HAVING MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)>0

  )X

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table PCD

  ON X.PolicyNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table SCC

  ON PCD.SourceCode = SCC.SourceCodeId

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table MAD

  ON PCD.AgentNumber=MAD.AgentNumber

  AND PCD.InsuranceCompany=MAD.InsuranceCompany

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table GM1

  ON MAD.GroupCode=GM1.GroupCode

  LEFT OUTER JOIN Table EIV2

  ON EIV2.EntityNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber

  -- AND EIV2.EntitySubNumber = PMA.AgentLayerNumber

  AND EIV2.EntityItemType = 5

  AND EIV2.EntityItemSubType = 1

  AND EIV2.EntityItemId = 2

  AND EIV2.ClosingStatus=0

  WHERE X.TotalPaidMonths>=12

  AND AgentBusinessTypeSourceCd = '02'

  AND PCD.InsuranceCompany<>2

  AND (CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)=@BranchCodeVAR OR @BranchCodeVAR=0)

  GROUP BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)

  ORDER BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)

  END

  * Ignore the comments

  I’m afraid I don’t have an execution plan so a really general comment or general feedback would be more than enough.

  Thanks

• Grant Fritchey

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  July 18, 2018 at 7:56 am

  #1998002

  This is a very complicated procedure and generally should not be the norm for most queries. I see a series of issues.

  First thing I see is several DISTINCT operations. These aggregations can frequently cause poor performance. You have functions on columns i the ON/WHERE/HAVING clause: CC.ClosingRegistrationDate-1,  CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)=@BranchCodeVAR,
  These will lead to very poor performance. Depending on the function, work to eliminate these from the code.
  I'd also get rid of the ISNULL in the GROUP BY. Pretty sure that's going to cause problems: ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0).

  I'd have to really drill down on it to see if all those SELECT FROM.. SELECT FROM... SELECT FROM... are necessary or not. There's nothing inherently wrong with the nesting approach, but that much nesting makes me suspicious.

  You also might benefit from using EXCEPT instead of NOT IN. That will require some testing.

  That's what I see on a first pass.

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• debasis.yours

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  July 18, 2018 at 8:20 am

  #1998007

  Couple of things that I observed in the stored procedure:
  1. There are a DISTINCT clauses in two places. This should be avoided as it is expensive and if your query is using correct joining conditions, it should not be needed in an inner query,
  2. The table subscript AD and AAD has been added with a LEFT OUTER JOIN in multiple occasions, but these tables are not being used in the query at all. In that case, you can remove this table entirely from the joining operation.

• Grant Fritchey

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  July 18, 2018 at 8:26 am

  #1998008

  debasis.yours - Wednesday, July 18, 2018 8:20 AM

  Couple of things that I observed in the stored procedure:
  1. There are a DISTINCT clauses in two places. This should be avoided as it is expensive and if your query is using correct joining conditions, it should not be needed in an inner query,
  2. The table subscript AD and AAD has been added with a LEFT OUTER JOIN in multiple occasions, but these tables are not being used in the query at all. In that case, you can remove this table entirely from the joining operation.

  Oooh, nice catch. I didn't even see that. Yeah, the last thing you want to do is make extra work for the optimizer, and with a query this complex, it increases the likelihood that the simplification process doesn't spot the fact that these tables aren't actually used, which means there's the possibility of unnecessary processing going on (you could see this with the execution plan).

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• Lynn Pettis

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  July 18, 2018 at 9:56 am

  #1998028

  Thought I would take a look but SQL Prompt can't reformat the code and trying to do it by hand to make more readable just isn't viable at this time.  I really wish people posting code would take the time to format it to be more human readable.

• frederico_fonseca

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  July 18, 2018 at 10:35 am

  #1998040

  ìn case anyone wishes to look at it.

  Its not a complex proc - its just a rather complex query 

  alter procedure [Schema].

  @DateFrom date
           , @DateTo  date
           , @BranchCode int
as
begin

    declare @DateFromVar as date = @DateFrom
  declare @DateToVar as date = @DateTo
  declare @BranchCodeVar as int = @BranchCode

    select cast(eiv2.EntityItemValue as int) as employeebranch
   , sum(TotalPaidPrem) as totalpremiumpaid
   , sum(TotalPaidPrem) * 0.5 / 100 as commission
  from (select paidprem.maxppremiumdebitpk
     , paidprem.PolicyNumber
     , sum(paidmonths.paidmonths) totalpaidmonths
     , max(paidprem.paidpremium) totalpaidprem
     , paidmonths.CommencementDate
    from (select sum(Premium) as paidpremium
        , ft.PolicyNumber
        , ft.DueDate
        , ft.registrationdate
        , max(ft.ppremiumdebitpk) as maxppremiumdebitpk
        from (select distinct ft.Premium
              , ft.PolicyNumber
              , ft.DueDate
              , ft.ppremiumdebitpk
              , ft.registrationdate
           from [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  ft
           inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pm
             on pm.PolicyNumber = ft.PolicyNumber
           inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pod
             on pod.PolicyNumber = ft.PolicyNumber
             and pod.ClosingStatus = 0
           left outer join

  ad
             on ad.AgentNumber = ft.AgentNumber
             and ad.ClosingStatus = 0
           inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pt
             on pt.PremiumTypeNumber = ft.PremiumType
             and pt.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments
           inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  gp1
             on gp1.ParameterId = ft.ContributorType
             and gp1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'
           inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  gp2
             on gp2.ParameterId = pod.ProductNumber
             and gp2.ParameterAdditionalId = pod.ProductVersion
             and gp2.ParameterName = 'Product'
           left outer join

  aad
             on aad.OpeningReference = ft.OpeningReference
             and aad.ActivityKey = ft.PolicyNumber
             and aad.ActivityKeyType = 1
             and aad.ActivitySequence = 1
           where ft.PremiumType not in (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)
             and ft.registrationdate between @DateFromVar and @DateToVar
         ) ft
        group by ft.PolicyNumber
          , ft.DueDate
          , ft.registrationdate
     -- , FT.PPremiumDebitPk
     ) paidprem
     left outer join (select pt.PolicyNumber
           , pt.DueDate
           , max(pt.registrationdate) as registrationdate
           , CommencementDate
           , max(pt.ppremiumdebitpk) as ppremiumdebitpk
           , isnull(12 / cpa.PaymentFrequency, 0) as paidmonths
      from (select PolicyNumber
          , ContributorType
          , ContributorLayer
          , DueDate
          , ft.CommencementDate
          , max(ft.registrationdate) as registrationdate
          , max(ft.ppremiumdebitpk) as ppremiumdebitpk
          from (select distinct ft.Premium
                 , ft.PolicyNumber
                 , ft.DueDate
                 , ft.ContributorType
                 , ft.ppremiumdebitpk
                 , LayerNumber as contributorlayer
                 , pm.CommencementDate
                 , ft.registrationdate
              from [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[FinancialTransaction] ft
              inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pm
               on pm.PolicyNumber = ft.PolicyNumber
              inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pod
               on pod.PolicyNumber = ft.PolicyNumber
               and pod.ClosingStatus = 0
              left outer join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  ad
               on ad.AgentNumber = ft.AgentNumber
               and ad.ClosingStatus = 0
              inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  pt
               on pt.PremiumTypeNumber = ft.PremiumType
               and pt.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments
              inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  gp1
               on gp1.ParameterId = ft.ContributorType
               and gp1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'
              inner join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  gp2
               on gp2.ParameterId = pod.ProductNumber
               and gp2.ParameterAdditionalId = pod.ProductVersion
               and gp2.ParameterName = 'Product'
              left outer join [DataWarehouse].[schema].

  aad
               on aad.OpeningReference = ft.OpeningReference
               and aad.ActivityKey = ft.PolicyNumber
               and aad.ActivityKeyType = 1
               and aad.ActivitySequence = 1
              where -- Exclude: Excess Premium , Excess Premium , Excess Refund Payment , Excess Refund Payment (UL) , Refund to Suspense (UL) , Refund to Suspense
               ft.PremiumType not in (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)
               and ft.registrationdate between pm.CommencementDate and @DateToVar
           ) ft
          group by PolicyNumber
            , ContributorType
            , ContributorLayer
            , DueDate
            , ft.CommencementDate
        ) pt
      inner join DataWarehouse.Schema.table cc
        on pt.PolicyNumber = cc.PolicyNumber
        and pt.ContributorType = cc.ContributorType
        and pt.contributorlayer = cc.LayerNumber
        and pt.registrationdate between cc.OpeningRegistrationDate and cc.ClosingRegistrationDate - 1
      inner join [DataWarehouse].[Schema].

  cpa
        on cc.ContributorId = cpa.ClientNumber
        and pt.registrationdate between cpa.OpeningRegistrationDate and cpa.ClosingRegistrationDate - 1
        and cc.PaymentArrangementId = cpa.ArrangementId
      group by pt.PolicyNumber
         , pt.DueDate
         , CommencementDate
         , isnull(12 / cpa.PaymentFrequency, 0)
    ) paidmonths
     --calculate paid months that registration and due date of payments in period is grater than other payments registration and due date
     --this done to avoid the reversal values in case of the payment frequency modification. example 10037529 for period 1/1/2018-31/3/2018
     on (paidprem.PolicyNumber = paidmonths.PolicyNumber
       and paidprem.registrationdate >= paidmonths.registrationdate
       and paidprem.DueDate > paidmonths.DueDate
       and paidprem.maxppremiumdebitpk >= paidmonths.ppremiumdebitpk
       and paidprem.paidpremium > 0)
     or (paidprem.PolicyNumber = paidmonths.PolicyNumber
       and paidprem.registrationdate > paidmonths.registrationdate
       and paidprem.DueDate > paidmonths.DueDate
       and paidprem.maxppremiumdebitpk >= paidmonths.ppremiumdebitpk
       and paidprem.paidpremium < 0)
    group by paidprem.maxppremiumdebitpk
      , paidprem.PolicyNumber
      , paidmonths.CommencementDate
  --HAVING MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)>0
  ) x
  left outer join

  pcd
   on x.PolicyNumber = pcd.PolicyNumber
  left outer join

  scc
   on pcd.SourceCode = scc.SourceCodeId
  left outer join

  mad
   on pcd.AgentNumber = mad.AgentNumber
   and pcd.InsuranceCompany = mad.InsuranceCompany
  left outer join

  gm1
   on mad.GroupCode = gm1.GroupCode
  left outer join

  eiv2
   on eiv2.EntityNumber = pcd.PolicyNumber
   -- AND EIV2.EntitySubNumber = PMA.AgentLayerNumber
   and eiv2.EntityItemType = 5
   and eiv2.EntityItemSubType = 1
   and eiv2.EntityItemId = 2
   and eiv2.ClosingStatus = 0
  where x.totalpaidmonths >= 12
   and AgentBusinessTypeSourceCd = '02'
   and pcd.InsuranceCompany <> 2
   and (cast(eiv2.EntityItemValue as int) = @BranchCodeVar
   or @BranchCodeVar = 0)
  group by cast(eiv2.EntityItemValue as int)
  order by cast(eiv2.EntityItemValue as int)

  end

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  July 18, 2018 at 10:49 am

  #1998046

  NikosV - Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:37 AM

  I am a beginner in Microsoft SQL and I’ve come across this stored procedure at work. I sort of understand what the programmer was trying to do but I would like to know if this is a good example of a stored proc. Ideally, I would like to know:1. If this stored procedure is a good example. 2. If anything, what is generally wrong with it3. How it could be improved. This stored proc has been in use as is for about two years so it’s not something that I’m going to go and change, nobody is going to touch it but since it looks really complex I was wondering if this is how a similar sp should look like. USE [Database]GOSET ANSI_NULLS ONGOSET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONGOALTER PROCEDURE [Schema].[Table] @DateFrom DATE, @DateTo DATE,@BranchCode INTASBEGINDECLARE @DateFromVAR AS DATE =@DateFromDECLARE @DateToVAR AS DATE =@DateToDECLARE @BranchCodeVAR AS INT =@BranchCodeSELECT CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT) AS EmployeeBranch, SUM(TotalPaidPrem) AS TotalPremiumPaid, SUM(TotalPaidPrem)*0.5/100 AS Commission FROM (SELECT PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,SUM(PaidMonths.PaidMonths)TotalPaidMonths,MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium) TotalPaidPrem,paidMonths.CommencementDateFROM (SELECT SUM(Premium) AS paidPremium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate,MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk) AS MAXPPremiumDebitPkFROM(SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,FT.RegistrationDateFROM [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] FTINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumberINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the paymentsINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1WHEREFT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250) AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN @DateFromVAR AND @DateToVAR)FTGROUP BY FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate--,FT.PPremiumDebitPk)PaidPremLEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,MAX(PT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,CommencementDate,MAX(PT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPk,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0) AS PaidMonthsFROM (SELECT PolicyNumber, ContributorType, ContributorLayer,DueDate,FT.CommencementDate,MAX(FT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPkFROM (SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.ContributorType,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,LayerNumber AS ContributorLayer,PM.CommencementDate,FT.RegistrationDateFROM [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[FinancialTransaction] FTINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumberINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the paymentsINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1WHERE -- Exclude: Excess Premium, Excess Premium, Excess Refund Payment, Excess Refund Payment (UL), Refund to Suspense (UL), Refund to SuspenseFT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250) AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN PM.CommencementDate AND @DateToVAR) FTGROUP BY PolicyNumber, ContributorType, ContributorLayer,DueDate,FT.CommencementDate)PTINNER JOIN DataWarehouse.Schema.Table CCON PT.PolicyNumber=CC.PolicyNumberAND PT.ContributorType=CC.ContributorTypeAND PT.ContributorLayer=CC.LayerNumberAND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CC.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CC.ClosingRegistrationDate-1INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[Table] CPAON CC.ContributorId=CPA.ClientNumberAND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CPA.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CPA.ClosingRegistrationDate-1AND CC.PaymentArrangementId=CPA.ArrangementIdGROUP BY PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,CommencementDate,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0))PaidMonths--calculate paid months that registration and due date of payments in period is grater than other payments registration and due date--this done to avoid the reversal values in case of the payment frequency modification. example 10037529 for period 1/1/2018-31/3/2018ON (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumberAND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>=PaidMonths.RegistrationDateAND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDateAND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPkAND PaidPrem.paidPremium>0)OR (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumberAND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>PaidMonths.RegistrationDateAND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDateAND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPkAND PaidPrem.paidPremium<0)GROUP BY PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,PaidMonths.CommencementDate--HAVING MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)>0)XLEFT OUTER JOIN Table PCDON X.PolicyNumber = PCD.PolicyNumberLEFT OUTER JOIN Table SCCON PCD.SourceCode = SCC.SourceCodeIdLEFT OUTER JOIN Table MADON PCD.AgentNumber=MAD.AgentNumberAND PCD.InsuranceCompany=MAD.InsuranceCompanyLEFT OUTER JOIN Table GM1ON MAD.GroupCode=GM1.GroupCodeLEFT OUTER JOIN Table EIV2 ON EIV2.EntityNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber -- AND EIV2.EntitySubNumber = PMA.AgentLayerNumber AND EIV2.EntityItemType = 5 AND EIV2.EntityItemSubType = 1 AND EIV2.EntityItemId = 2 AND EIV2.ClosingStatus=0WHERE X.TotalPaidMonths>=12AND AgentBusinessTypeSourceCd = '02'AND PCD.InsuranceCompany<>2AND (CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)=@BranchCodeVAR OR @BranchCodeVAR=0)GROUP BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)ORDER BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)END* Ignore the commentsI’m afraid I don’t have an execution plan so a really general comment or general feedback would be more than enough. Thanks

  Here's a "cleaned up" version of this query.  There are several things that could be done to improve it.   First, formatting more like what I'm posting.  Second, don't go quite so far with anonymising table names to the exact same table name.   This makes it MUCH harder to take any modified query elements that are demonstrated to you and integrate them into your actual query.   That's one of the changes I made - to adapt the anonymised table name to it's alias, so at least those working on the query realize they are dealing with a genuinely different table name.  I may have missed some, so you may need to fix what I did.  Also, if you change a table name to the same value as another of your table name changes, you might very well mislead someone trying to help you, and in a rather bad way.   This is one habit you really MUST stop.  It makes getting help one heck of a lot harder.
  USE [Database];
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON;
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON;
GO

  ALTER PROCEDURE [Schema].usp_ProcedureName
    @DateFrom date,
    @DateTo date,
    @BranchCode int
AS
BEGIN
-- added to avoid unnecessary data returning from the procedure.
SET NOCOUNT ON;

  DECLARE @DateFromVAR AS date = @DateFrom;
DECLARE @DateToVAR AS date = @DateTo;
DECLARE @BranchCodeVAR AS int = @BranchCode;

  SELECT
    CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS int)    AS EmployeeBranch,
    SUM(TotalPaidPrem)                    AS TotalPremiumPaid,
    SUM(TotalPaidPrem) * 0.5 / 100        AS Commission
FROM (
    SELECT
        PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,
        PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,
        SUM(PaidMonths.PaidMonths)    AS TotalPaidMonths,
        MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)    AS TotalPaidPrem,
        paidMonths.CommencementDate
    FROM (
        SELECT
            SUM(Premium) AS paidPremium,
            FT.PolicyNumber,
            FT.DueDate,
            FT.RegistrationDate,
            MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk) AS MAXPPremiumDebitPk
        FROM (
            SELECT DISTINCT
                FT.Premium,
                FT.PolicyNumber,
                FT.DueDate,
                FT.PPremiumDebitPk,
                FT.RegistrationDate
            FROM [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableFT] AS FT
                INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePM] AS PM
                    ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber
                INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePOD] POD
                    ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber
                    AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0
                LEFT OUTER JOIN TableAD AS AD
                    ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber
                    AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0
                INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePT] AS PT
                    ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType
                    AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments
                INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableGP1] AS GP1
                    ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType
                    AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'
                INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableGP2] AS GP2
                    ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber
                    AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion
                    AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'
                LEFT OUTER JOIN TableAAD AS AAD
                    ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference
                    AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber
                    AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1
                    AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1
            WHERE    FT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)
                AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN @DateFromVAR AND @DateToVAR
            ) AS FT
        GROUP BY
            FT.PolicyNumber,
            FT.DueDate,
            FT.RegistrationDate
            --,FT.PPremiumDebitPk
        ) AS PaidPrem
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
        SELECT
            PT.PolicyNumber,
            PT.DueDate,
            MAX(PT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,
            CommencementDate,
            MAX(PT.PPremiumDebitPk) AS PPremiumDebitPk,
            ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0) AS PaidMonths
        FROM (
            SELECT
                PolicyNumber,
                ContributorType,
                ContributorLayer,
                DueDate,
                FT.CommencementDate,
                MAX(FT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,
                MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPk
            FROM (
                SELECT DISTINCT
                    FT.Premium,
                    FT.PolicyNumber,
                    FT.DueDate,
                    FT.ContributorType,
                    FT.PPremiumDebitPk,
                    LayerNumber AS ContributorLayer,
                    PM.CommencementDate,
                    FT.RegistrationDate
                FROM [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[FinancialTransaction] AS FT
                    INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePM] AS PM
                        ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber
                    INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePOD] AS POD
                        ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber
                        AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0
                    LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableAD] AS AD
                        ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber
                        AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0
                    INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TablePT] AS PT
                        ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType
                        AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the payments
                    INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableGP1] AS GP1
                        ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType
                        AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'
                    INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableGP2] AS GP2
                        ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber
                        AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion
                        AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'
                    LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[TableAAD] AS AAD
                        ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference
                        AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber
                        AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1
                        AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1
                WHERE -- Exclude: Excess Premium, Excess Premium, Excess Refund Payment, Excess Refund Payment (UL), Refund to Suspense (UL), Refund to Suspense
                        FT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250)
                    AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN PM.CommencementDate AND @DateToVAR
                ) AS FT
            GROUP BY
                PolicyNumber,
                ContributorType,
                ContributorLayer,
                DueDate,
                FT.CommencementDate
            ) AS PT
            INNER JOIN DataWarehouse.[Schema].[TableCC] AS CC
                ON PT.PolicyNumber = CC.PolicyNumber
                AND PT.ContributorType = CC.ContributorType
                AND PT.ContributorLayer = CC.LayerNumber
                AND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CC.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CC.ClosingRegistrationDate - 1
            INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[TableCPA] AS CPA
                ON CC.ContributorId = CPA.ClientNumber
                AND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CPA.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CPA.ClosingRegistrationDate - 1
                AND CC.PaymentArrangementId = CPA.ArrangementId
        GROUP BY
            PT.PolicyNumber,
            PT.DueDate,
            CommencementDate,
            ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency, 0)
        ) AS PaidMonths
            --calculate paid months that registration and due date of payments in period is grater than other payments registration and due date
            --this done to avoid the reversal values in case of the payment frequency modification. example 10037529 for period 1/1/2018-31/3/2018
            ON (
                PaidPrem.PolicyNumber = PaidMonths.PolicyNumber
            AND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate >= PaidMonths.RegistrationDate
            AND PaidPrem.DueDate > PaidMonths.DueDate
            AND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk >= PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPk
            AND PaidPrem.paidPremium > 0
            )
            OR (
                PaidPrem.PolicyNumber = PaidMonths.PolicyNumber
            AND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate > PaidMonths.RegistrationDate
            AND PaidPrem.DueDate > PaidMonths.DueDate
            AND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk >= PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPk
            AND PaidPrem.paidPremium < 0
            )
    GROUP BY
        PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,
        PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,
        PaidMonths.CommencementDate
    --HAVING MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)>0
    ) AS X
    LEFT OUTER JOIN TablePCD AS PCD
        ON X.PolicyNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber
    LEFT OUTER JOIN TableSCC AS SCC
        ON PCD.SourceCode = SCC.SourceCodeId
    LEFT OUTER JOIN TableMAD AS MAD
        ON PCD.AgentNumber = MAD.AgentNumber
        AND PCD.InsuranceCompany = MAD.InsuranceCompany
    LEFT OUTER JOIN TableGM1 AS GM1
        ON MAD.GroupCode = GM1.GroupCode
    LEFT OUTER JOIN TableEIV2 AS EIV2
        ON EIV2.EntityNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber
        -- AND EIV2.EntitySubNumber = PMA.AgentLayerNumber
        AND EIV2.EntityItemType = 5
        AND EIV2.EntityItemSubType = 1
        AND EIV2.EntityItemId = 2
        AND EIV2.ClosingStatus = 0
WHERE X.TotalPaidMonths >= 12
    AND AgentBusinessTypeSourceCd = '02'
    AND PCD.InsuranceCompany <> 2
    AND (CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS int) = @BranchCodeVAR OR @BranchCodeVAR = 0)
GROUP BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS int)
ORDER BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS int)

  END;
GO

  GO

  EDIT: and NEVER use the same table alias twice.  Couldn't fix that because I don't really know what the tables are for sure.

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  July 18, 2018 at 12:17 pm

  #1998081

  NikosV - Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:37 AM

  I am a beginner in Microsoft SQL and I’ve come across this stored procedure at work. I sort of understand what the programmer was trying to do but I would like to know if this is a good example of a stored proc. Ideally, I would like to know:1. If this stored procedure is a good example. 2. If anything, what is generally wrong with it3. How it could be improved. This stored proc has been in use as is for about two years so it’s not something that I’m going to go and change, nobody is going to touch it but since it looks really complex I was wondering if this is how a similar sp should look like. USE [Database]GOSET ANSI_NULLS ONGOSET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONGOALTER PROCEDURE [Schema].[Table] @DateFrom DATE, @DateTo DATE,@BranchCode INTASBEGINDECLARE @DateFromVAR AS DATE =@DateFromDECLARE @DateToVAR AS DATE =@DateToDECLARE @BranchCodeVAR AS INT =@BranchCodeSELECT CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT) AS EmployeeBranch, SUM(TotalPaidPrem) AS TotalPremiumPaid, SUM(TotalPaidPrem)*0.5/100 AS Commission FROM (SELECT PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,SUM(PaidMonths.PaidMonths)TotalPaidMonths,MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium) TotalPaidPrem,paidMonths.CommencementDateFROM (SELECT SUM(Premium) AS paidPremium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate,MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk) AS MAXPPremiumDebitPkFROM(SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,FT.RegistrationDateFROM [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] FTINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumberINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the paymentsINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'LEFT OUTER JOIN Table AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1WHEREFT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250) AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN @DateFromVAR AND @DateToVAR)FTGROUP BY FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.RegistrationDate--,FT.PPremiumDebitPk)PaidPremLEFT OUTER JOIN (SELECT PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,MAX(PT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,CommencementDate,MAX(PT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPk,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0) AS PaidMonthsFROM (SELECT PolicyNumber, ContributorType, ContributorLayer,DueDate,FT.CommencementDate,MAX(FT.RegistrationDate) AS RegistrationDate,MAX(FT.PPremiumDebitPk)AS PPremiumDebitPkFROM (SELECT DISTINCT FT.Premium,FT.PolicyNumber,FT.DueDate,FT.ContributorType,FT.PPremiumDebitPk,LayerNumber AS ContributorLayer,PM.CommencementDate,FT.RegistrationDateFROM [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[FinancialTransaction] FTINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PM ON PM.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumberINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] POD ON POD.PolicyNumber = FT.PolicyNumber AND POD.ClosingStatus = 0LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AD ON AD.AgentNumber = FT.AgentNumber AND AD.ClosingStatus = 0INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] PT ON PT.PremiumTypeNumber = FT.PremiumType AND PT.PaymentFlag = 1 --Get only the paymentsINNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP1 ON GP1.ParameterId = FT.ContributorType AND GP1.ParameterName = 'ContributorType'INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] GP2 ON GP2.ParameterId = POD.ProductNumber AND GP2.ParameterAdditionalId = POD.ProductVersion AND GP2.ParameterName = 'Product'LEFT OUTER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[schema].[Table] AAD ON AAD.OpeningReference = FT.OpeningReference AND AAD.ActivityKey = FT.PolicyNumber AND AAD.ActivityKeyType = 1 AND AAD.ActivitySequence = 1WHERE -- Exclude: Excess Premium, Excess Premium, Excess Refund Payment, Excess Refund Payment (UL), Refund to Suspense (UL), Refund to SuspenseFT.PremiumType NOT IN (200, 201, 205, 206, 249, 250) AND FT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN PM.CommencementDate AND @DateToVAR) FTGROUP BY PolicyNumber, ContributorType, ContributorLayer,DueDate,FT.CommencementDate)PTINNER JOIN DataWarehouse.Schema.Table CCON PT.PolicyNumber=CC.PolicyNumberAND PT.ContributorType=CC.ContributorTypeAND PT.ContributorLayer=CC.LayerNumberAND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CC.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CC.ClosingRegistrationDate-1INNER JOIN [DataWarehouse].[Schema].[Table] CPAON CC.ContributorId=CPA.ClientNumberAND PT.RegistrationDate BETWEEN CPA.OpeningRegistrationDate AND CPA.ClosingRegistrationDate-1AND CC.PaymentArrangementId=CPA.ArrangementIdGROUP BY PT.PolicyNumber,PT.DueDate,CommencementDate,ISNULL(12/CPA.PaymentFrequency,0))PaidMonths--calculate paid months that registration and due date of payments in period is grater than other payments registration and due date--this done to avoid the reversal values in case of the payment frequency modification. example 10037529 for period 1/1/2018-31/3/2018ON (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumberAND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>=PaidMonths.RegistrationDateAND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDateAND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPkAND PaidPrem.paidPremium>0)OR (PaidPrem.PolicyNumber=PaidMonths.PolicyNumberAND PaidPrem.RegistrationDate>PaidMonths.RegistrationDateAND PaidPrem.DueDate>PaidMonths.DueDateAND PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk>=PaidMonths.PPremiumDebitPkAND PaidPrem.paidPremium<0)GROUP BY PaidPrem.MAXPPremiumDebitPk,PaidPrem.PolicyNumber,PaidMonths.CommencementDate--HAVING MAX(PaidPrem.paidPremium)>0)XLEFT OUTER JOIN Table PCDON X.PolicyNumber = PCD.PolicyNumberLEFT OUTER JOIN Table SCCON PCD.SourceCode = SCC.SourceCodeIdLEFT OUTER JOIN Table MADON PCD.AgentNumber=MAD.AgentNumberAND PCD.InsuranceCompany=MAD.InsuranceCompanyLEFT OUTER JOIN Table GM1ON MAD.GroupCode=GM1.GroupCodeLEFT OUTER JOIN Table EIV2 ON EIV2.EntityNumber = PCD.PolicyNumber -- AND EIV2.EntitySubNumber = PMA.AgentLayerNumber AND EIV2.EntityItemType = 5 AND EIV2.EntityItemSubType = 1 AND EIV2.EntityItemId = 2 AND EIV2.ClosingStatus=0WHERE X.TotalPaidMonths>=12AND AgentBusinessTypeSourceCd = '02'AND PCD.InsuranceCompany<>2AND (CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)=@BranchCodeVAR OR @BranchCodeVAR=0)GROUP BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)ORDER BY CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)END* Ignore the commentsI’m afraid I don’t have an execution plan so a really general comment or general feedback would be more than enough. Thanks

  A thing i noticed is that the LEFT JOIN on PCD and EIV2 is in effect an INNER JOIN since the below conditions are being checked in the WHERE clause
  ------
  AND PCD.InsuranceCompany<>2
  AND (CAST(EIV2.EntityItemValue AS INT)=@BranchCodeVAR OR @BranchCodeVAR=0)
  -----

  reason being->had it been a LEFT JOINed record then the PCD.InsuranceCompany would be NULL and the condition NULL<>2 would mean the records that are NULLed from PCD would never find its way in the query output. in other words only NOT NULL values of PCD would ever be considered int he query output and those which are have <> 2

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  July 18, 2018 at 2:09 pm

  #1998098

  Sorry for the formatting guys. Uploaded from

  The phone and I won’t be doing that again.

  Thank you all for your help, your time and your guidance.