Question

Display a parent/child relation within the same table

Asked by: Ramante

We have MS SQL 2000.  We have a table of Items where we store Parent Items and Child Items.  The Parent Items are the way we purchase (in Cases) and the Child Item is the way we sell (in Each).

We've been working in a script where we can display the Parent Item, but with its child calculated item Cost.  The thing is that both items are in the same table.

Here's the Table contents:

ID ItemCode          ItemParentId     Cost     Packaging
-- -----------------  --------------- --------  ---------------
51 Parent01         0                     24.00     0
50 Child01            51                     1.00     24
55 RegularItem1   0                     15.95     0
59 RegularItem2   0                      7.50      0
66 Parent02         0                     65.90     0
75 Child02           66                     1.83     36  

The child item has a the ID of the parent is related to (column "ItemParentId"); for example, Item Child02 is the Child of Parent02 based on the ID/ItemParentId.

We need a script that will display the following:

Parent Items       ParentCost      ChildCost
---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Parent01                24.00                 1.00
Parent02                65.90                 1.83

Hope this was clear

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Answers

 

by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 01:47:37ID: 25466871

To finish the example of Item Child02, the Child02 is related to Parent02 because the ItemParentId=66 which is the Parent02 ID of 66.  ItemParentId is the column that tells the Child Item which Parent Item is related.


 

by: MuhammadKashifPosted on 2009-10-01 at 02:48:03ID: 25467107

here is the code

SELECT ID AS ParentItems, 
       Cost AS ParentCost, 
       (SELECT SUM(Cost) FROM YOUR_TABLE AS ChildTable WHERE ChildTable.ItemParentId = ParentTable.ID) AS ChildCost 
FROM YOUR_TABLE AS ParentTable
WHERE ItemParentId = 0

                                              
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by: MelissaSuciadiPosted on 2009-10-01 at 02:52:53ID: 25467128

HI,
try below


select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, c.cost/c.packaging
from tableName p join 
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where p.parentid is null

                                              
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by: MelissaSuciadiPosted on 2009-10-01 at 02:53:39ID: 25467132

sorry missed alias for column name

select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, c.cost/c.packaging AS ChildCost
from tableName p join 
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where p.parentid is null

                                              
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by: MelissaSuciadiPosted on 2009-10-01 at 02:55:00ID: 25467138

sorry wrong aliases. ignore the first 2

select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, p.cost/c.packaging AS ChildCost
from tableName p join 
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where p.parentid is null
 
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select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, c.cost AS ChildCost
from tableName p join 
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where p.parentid is null

                                              
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by: ImranTajPosted on 2009-10-01 at 02:59:10ID: 25467158


DECLARE @ItemTable TABLE(ID INT,ItemCode VARCHAR(255),ItemParentId INT,Cost DECIMAL, Packaging INT)


--                                                ID  ItemCode           ItemParentId     Cost            Packaging
--                                                --  -----------------  ---------------      --------      ---------------
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 51,'Parent01',                  0,                        24.00,            0 )
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 50,'Child01',                  51,                        1.00,            24 )
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 55,'RegularItem1',            0,                        15.95,            0 )
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 59,'RegularItem2',            0,                        7.50,            0 )
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 66,'Parent02',                  0,                        65.90,            0 )
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 75,'Child02',                  66.00,                  1.830,            36 )

SELECT * FROM @ItemTable


SELECT  ParentItemTable.ItemCode,
        SUM(ParentItemTable.Cost),
        SUM(ChildItemTable.Cost)
FROM    @ItemTable AS ParentItemTable
        INNER JOIN @ItemTable AS ChildItemTable ON ParentItemTable.ID = ChildItemTable.ItemParentId
GROUP BY ParentItemTable.ItemCode

 

by: MelissaSuciadiPosted on 2009-10-01 at 03:03:00ID: 25467175

here's the full code

drop table #tablename
 
create table #tablename
(id int identity(1,1), parentid int, itemcode varchar(20), cost int, packaging int )
 
insert into #tablename (parentid, itemcode, cost, packaging)
select null, 'Parent01', 12000, 0 union
select 1, 'Child01', 1000, 12 union
select null, 'Parent02', 24000, 0 union
select 2, 'Child02', 2000, 12 union
select null, 'Parent03', 12000, 0
 
select * from #tablename
 
select p.id ,p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, c.cost AS ChildCost
from #tableName p join 
(select * from #tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where p.parentid is null

                                              
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by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 05:34:06ID: 25467950

Hi MelissaSuciadi, I tried your third script and it didn't work, it return empy.  But when I deleted the last line ("where p.ParentItem is null"), it seems to work.  Can you validate your script :

select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, p.cost/c.packaging AS ChildCost
from tableName p join
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c
ON p.id = c.parentId
-- where p.parentid is null  (deleted, it seems to work)

NOTE: but when I tried your last script, it does work with the last line.  Let me say that the column parentid  is never null (just in case), Iwould this change anything logic in your script?

ImranTaj, I dont have 2 tables, both Parent and Child are in the same table.

 

by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 07:32:14ID: 25469054

I think I got it MelissaSuciadi.  I deleted the last line since this column is never NULL, is "0".

please validate this so i can close the question.

 

by: MuhammadKashifPosted on 2009-10-01 at 07:32:54ID: 25469063

you can try this one

SELECT ItemCode AS ParentItems, 
       Cost AS ParentCost, 
       (SELECT ChildTable.Cost FROM TableName AS ChildTable WHERE ChildTable.ItemParentId = ParentTable.ID) AS ChildCost 
FROM TableName AS ParentTable
WHERE ItemParentId = 0

                                              
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by: MuhammadKashifPosted on 2009-10-01 at 07:52:51ID: 25469343

ImranTaj's query is also correct, just remove
  SELECT * FROM @ItemTable
line from his post.


or you can have this query also.

DECLARE @ItemTable TABLE(ID INT,ItemCode VARCHAR(255),ItemParentId FLOAT, Cost FLOAT, Packaging INT)
 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 51,'Parent01',     0,     24.00, 0 ) 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 50,'Child01',      51,    1.00,  24 ) 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 55,'RegularItem1', 0,     15.95, 0 ) 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 59,'RegularItem2', 0,     7.50,  0 ) 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 66,'Parent02',     0,     65.90, 0 ) 
INSERT INTO @ItemTable  VALUES ( 75,'Child02',      66.00, 1.830, 36 ) 
 
SELECT ParentTable.ItemCode AS ParentItems, 
       ParentTable.Cost AS ParentCost, 
       ChildTable.Cost AS ChildCost
FROM @ItemTable AS ParentTable
INNER JOIN @ItemTable AS ChildTable
ON ChildTable.ItemParentId = ParentTable.ID
                                              
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by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 07:53:27ID: 25469348

ranned it and it return empty.

Listen, but your your previous script (see below) works fine.  Can I replace the NULL for the 0?

select p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, p.cost/c.packaging AS ChildCost
from tableName p join
(select * from tableName where parentid is not null) as c
ON p.id = c.parentId
-- where p.parentid is null  (deleted, it seems to work)

 

by: MuhammadKashifPosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:09:04ID: 25469532

tell me your original table name. i will send you the query.

 

by: MuhammadKashifPosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:10:38ID: 25469556

OR

you can also remove this line
  where p.parentid is null

or replace it with
  where p.parentid = 0

 

by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:29:23ID: 25469758

thanx u r great!

I will close this question

I will place a question related to this one, how can I some send u this new question so u can look at it since u helped me with this one?

 

by: MelissaSuciadiPosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:36:36ID: 25469846

sorry just back online.
here's the revision

select p.id ,p.itemcode , p.cost as parentCost, c.cost AS ChildCost
from #tableName p join 
(select * from #tableName where parentid is not null) as c 
ON p.id = c.parentId
where isnull(p.parentid, 0) = 0

                                              
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by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:39:15ID: 25469872

worked excelent!

Thanx


I placing the followup question so I can place her for your assistance

I'll be closing in just a bit

 

by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:43:35ID: 25469916

Please followup on the following question:

Display Parent Items rows and Non-Parent row in SQL script

 

by: RamantePosted on 2009-10-01 at 08:45:34ID: 31635777

thanx

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