troubleshooting Question
SQL SUM Across Tables
OK, I have to write a query to sum the values returned from multiple tables. The details are as follows:
TABLE A contains the field I would like to sum, lets call it NUMBER in TABLE A. TABLE B contains a set of classifications for records in TABLE A. The field in TABLE B is CLASSIFICATION and can have the following values: CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3. A single record in TABLE A can, and will, have many classifications in TABLE B. For example, a single record in TABLE A can be CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3 and any combination thereof.
I want to be able to sum the NUMBER field from TABLE A across records that have related records in TABLE B for CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3. Please note in the example, the record in TABLE A must have all three classes to be valid for the summation. If it only has CLASS 1 and CLASS 2, then it should not be included.
Assume a simplified data model as follows:
TABLE A
- ID (unique identifier)
- NUMBER
TABLE B
- ID (relationship to TABLE A)
- Classification
TABLE A contains the field I would like to sum, lets call it NUMBER in TABLE A. TABLE B contains a set of classifications for records in TABLE A. The field in TABLE B is CLASSIFICATION and can have the following values: CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3. A single record in TABLE A can, and will, have many classifications in TABLE B. For example, a single record in TABLE A can be CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3 and any combination thereof.
I want to be able to sum the NUMBER field from TABLE A across records that have related records in TABLE B for CLASS 1, CLASS 2 and CLASS 3. Please note in the example, the record in TABLE A must have all three classes to be valid for the summation. If it only has CLASS 1 and CLASS 2, then it should not be included.
Assume a simplified data model as follows:
TABLE A
- ID (unique identifier)
- NUMBER
TABLE B
- ID (relationship to TABLE A)
- Classification
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