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Sql and pl/sql create, insert, drop and merge tables 3 tables. My insert statement will not work

Asked by: shizue

I have written simple sql code before and have created, dropped and tables. But I am unfamiliar with the way this code is written. I created 3 tables (temp_fis, temp_sa, temp_merged). But I was unable to use the insert statement listed below. I dont understand the first select statement. I think its asking me to use the oracle internal id and give it an alisa name id then I'm not sure what a*. means. I understand the from clause stating retreive these rows and rename the a ??? I think. Can you help me figure out how to run this code.

)--drop table temp_fis
--/
truncate table temp_fis
/
--create table temp_fis as
insert into temp_fis
(select rownum id, a.* from
(
SELECT aptc.description fis_payment_type, sp.service_provider_number fis_provider_id,
  TRIM(UPPER(sp.service_provider_name)) fis_provider_name, apl.person_id fis_person_id,
  TRIM(UPPER(pn.first_name)) fis_person_fname, TRIM(UPPER(pn.last_name)) fis_person_lname,
  pix.person_id sa_person_id, TRIM(UPPER(pn.first_name))||' '||TRIM(UPPER(pn.last_name)) fis_person_name,
  SUM(apl.line_amount) fis_amount, apl.add_date fis_rec_cre_dt
FROM ap_pl_line@fprd apl, person_names@factprd pn, ap_person_id_xref@cfsprd pix,
 service_providers@fprd sp, ap_pl_type_ctl@fprd aptc
WHERE apl.person_id = pn.person_id
  AND pn.primary_name_flag = 'Y'
  AND apl.person_id = pix.fis_person_id(+)
  AND apl.service_provider_id = sp.service_provider_id
  AND apl.pl_type_id = aptc.payroll_type_id
  AND apl.pl_type_id = 1   /* 1 for FCM  */
  AND apl.pl_expense_id IS NULL
  AND TRUNC(apl.from_date) >= TO_DATE('&begin_date', 'MM/DD/YYYY')
  AND TRUNC(apl.TO_DATE) <= TO_DATE('&end_date', 'MM/DD/YYYY')
GROUP BY aptc.description, sp.service_provider_number, TRIM(UPPER(sp.service_provider_name)),
  apl.person_id, pix.person_id, TRIM(UPPER(pn.first_name)), TRIM(UPPER(pn.last_name)),
  TRIM(UPPER(pn.first_name))||' '||TRIM(UPPER(pn.last_name)), apl.add_date
ORDER BY aptc.description, TRIM(UPPER(pn.first_name))||' '||TRIM(UPPER(pn.last_name))
) a)
/
commit
/
/*
drop table temp_merged
/
create table temp_merged as
(select
    f.id,
    f.fis_payment_type,
    f.fis_provider_id,
    f.fis_provider_name,
    f.fis_person_id,
    f.fis_person_fname,
    f.fis_person_lname,
    f.sac_person_id,
    f.fis_person_name,
    f.fis_amount,
    f.fis_rec_cre_dt,
    s.id s_id,
    s.sa_payment_type,
    s.sa_provider_id,
    s.sa_provider_name,
    s.sa_person_fname,
    s.sa_person_lname,
    s.sa_person_id s_sa_person_id,
    s.sa_person_name,
    s.sa_amount,
    s.sa_rec_cre_dt
from temp_fis_fcm f, temp_sa_fcm s
where f.id = s.id
and rownum < 1)
/
*/
truncate table temp_merged
/
insert into temp_merged
(select
    id,
    fis_payment_type,
    fis_provider_id,
    fis_provider_name,
    fis_person_id,
    fis_person_fname,
    fis_person_lname,
    sa_person_id,
    fis_person_name,
    fis_amount,
    fis_rec_cre_dt,
    null s_id,
    null sa_payment_type,
    null sa_provider_id,
    null sa_provider_name,
    null sa_person_fname,
    null sa_person_lname,
    null s_sa_person_id,
    null sa_person_name,
    null sa_amount,
    null sa_rec_cre_dt
 from temp_fis)
/
commit
/
declare
v_person_id number;
v_lname varchar2(35);
v_fname varchar2(35);
v_amount number;
v_exists number;
v_processed boolean;
cursor get_m_pmt is
select * from temp_merged
--where fis_person_id = 0102001090507007
order by sa_person_id, fis_amount desc;
cursor get_s_pmt (p_person_id number, p_lname varchar2, p_fname varchar2, p_amount number) is
select * from temp_sa
where (sac_person_id = p_person_id
       or (sa_person_lname = p_lname and sac_person_fname = p_fname))
  and (sa_amount = nvl(p_amount,sa_amount));
s get_s_pmt%rowtype;
begin
  for m in get_m_pmt loop
    v_processed := false;
    for s in get_s_pmt (m.sa_person_id,m.fis_person_lname,m.fis_person_fname,m.fis_amount) loop
      select count(1) into v_exists from temp_merged t where t.s_id = s.id;
      if v_exists = 0 then
        v_processed := true;
--        dbms_output.put_line('upd 1, id: '||m.id);
        update temp_merged set
          s_id = s.id,
          sa_payment_type = s.sa_payment_type,
          sa_provider_id = s.sa_provider_id,
          sa_provider_name = s.sa_provider_name,
          sa_person_fname = s.sa_person_fname,
          sa_person_lname = s.sa_person_lname,
          s_sa_person_id = s.sa_person_id,
          sa_person_name = s.sa_person_name,
          sa_amount = s.sa_amount,
          sa_rec_cre_dt = s.sa_rec_cre_dt
        where id = m.id;
        exit;
      end if;
    end loop;
    if not v_processed then
      for s in get_s_pmt (m.sa_person_id,m.fis_person_lname,m.fis_person_fname,null) loop
        select count(1) into v_exists from temp_merged t where t.s_id = s.id;
        if v_exists = 0 then
--          dbms_output.put_line('upd 2, id: '||m.id);
          update temp_merged set
          s_id = s.id,
          sa_payment_type = s.sa_payment_type,
          sa_provider_id = s.sa_provider_id,
          sa_provider_name = s.sa_provider_name,
          sa_person_fname = s.sa_person_fname,
          sa_person_lname = s.sa_person_lname,
          s_sa_person_id = s.sa_person_id,
          sa_person_name = s.sa_person_name,
          sa_amount = s.sac_amount,
          sa_rec_cre_dt = s.sa_rec_cre_dt
          where id = m.id;
          exit;
        end if;
      end loop;
    end if;
    if mod(m.id,100) = 0 then commit; end if;
  end loop;
  commit;
end;
/

                                  
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2009-10-19 at 07:50:17ID24823731
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SQL Query Syntax

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by: mrjoltcolaPosted on 2009-10-19 at 08:05:20ID: 25605808

You are close. It is using ROWNUM and aliasing it to ID. That is not the best "ID" as far as a primary key goes, because rownum can change based on ordering.

ROWNUM is simply the row number of query / result set.
ROWID is the actual unique row identifier in the table.

So what is the error?

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-19 at 09:06:17ID: 25606459

Its says ORA-00913 to many values

 

by: mrjoltcolaPosted on 2009-10-19 at 09:08:01ID: 25606469

You've got more columns in your query result set than table columns.
There needs to be a 1-to-1 mapping.

 

by: awking00Posted on 2009-10-19 at 09:11:00ID: 25606501

Can you do a describe on temp_fis and post it here?

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-19 at 09:29:41ID: 25606659

fis_payment_type varchar2(20)
fis_provider_id number(20,0)
fis_provider_name varchar2(50)
fis_person_id number(20,0)
fis_person_fname varchar2(50)
fis_person_lname varchar2(50)
sa_person_id number(20,0)
fis_person_name varchar2(50)
fis_amount number(10,2)
fis_rec_cre_dt date

 

by: awking00Posted on 2009-10-19 at 11:06:31ID: 25607527

See attached.

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-20 at 08:04:50ID: 25614909

ok, I altered  the tables
temp_sa_fcm table
sa_id integer
CONSTRAINT sa_pk PRIMARY KEY,
sa_payment_type number(20),
sa_provider_id number(20),
sa_provider_name varchar(50),
sa_person_fname varchar(50),
sa_person_lname varchar(50),
sa_person_id number(20),
sa_person_name varchar(50),
sa_amount number(10,2),
sa_rec_cre_dt number(10,2));
*******************************************************
temp_fis_fcm table
id integer constraint fis_pk primary key,
fis_id number(20),
fis_payment_type varchar(20),
fis_provider_id NUMBER(20),
fis_provider_name VARCHAR(50),
fis_person_id NUMBER(20),
fis_person_fname VARCHAR(50),
fis_person_lname VARCHAR(50),
sa_person_id number(20),
fis_person_name varchar(50),
fis_amount NUMBER(10,2));

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-20 at 09:28:37ID: 25615770

when i ran the first two insert statement i got this error message.
ORA-00932 inconsistent datatypes expected NUMBER got date

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-20 at 16:03:35ID: 25619519

ok. I was able to run the insert statement for the sa table. hooray
I am unable to ran the second insert for fis table. Same error message as above.

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-21 at 05:09:51ID: 25623060

ok, now when i run the fis insert im getting a error stating
ORA-01722 invalid number. Does that mean no of my datatypes is defined incorrectly

P.S.
Just in case i lose my connection again, we are having problems with our web server this week.

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-21 at 05:45:59ID: 25623334

ok. I got the fis insert to run. hooray
next im going to create and insert for the temp_merged table.

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-10-21 at 11:57:47ID: 25627115

its working. thanks everyone

 

by: shizuePosted on 2009-11-03 at 05:13:39ID: 31649380

I apologize for the delay to grading everyones solutions. I had a death in the family. But, if it had not been for you guys I would have never completed the assignment on time. I had to look at the code a little closer. The datatypes for the tables I created were incorrect and my 1 to 1 mapping was incorrect.  Thank you for your time and patience.

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