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what you really want is the LAST_VALUE / FIRST_VALUE analytic,

but,  barring that you could try something like this...  (I've demonstrated for 2 columns, but use same technique for all)


SELECT   MAX(teamname),
         MAX(client_executive),
         emailaddrss,
         MAX(CASE WHEN mailid_rn = 1 THEN mailingid END) mailingid,
         MAX(CASE WHEN click_through_rn = 1 THEN click_through END) click_through
    FROM (SELECT t.*,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (PARTITION BY emailaddress
                       ORDER BY CASE WHEN mailind IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC NULLS LAST
                      )
                     mailid_rn,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (
                     PARTITION BY emailaddress
                     ORDER BY
                         CASE WHEN click_through IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC NULLS LAST)
                     click_through_rn
            FROM yourtable t)
GROUP BY emailaddress

This line generates this error

ORDER BY CASE WHEN mailind IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 9
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'NULL'.

And I chaged the NULLS to NULL

SELECT   MAX(teamname),
         MAX(client_executive),
         emailaddrss,
         MAX(CASE WHEN mailid_rn = 1 THEN mailingid END) mailingid,
         MAX(CASE WHEN click_through_rn = 1 THEN click_through END) click_through
    FROM (SELECT t.*,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (PARTITION BY emailaddress
                       ORDER BY CASE WHEN mailind IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC NULL LAST
                      )
                     mailid_rn,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (
                     PARTITION BY emailaddress
                     ORDER BY
                         CASE WHEN click_through IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC NULL LAST)
                     click_through_rn
            FROM ADS_CM_26.dbo.OpenClickThru t)
GROUP BY emailaddress

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you changed the syntax slightly


 NULL LAST


should be


NULLS LAST


the other NULL usage should be left as NULL

sorry, that's oracle syntax

just remove the NULLS LAST part


ORDER BY CASE WHEN mailind IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC


ORDER BY CASE WHEN click_through IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC

OK.

Here is a working Version..
But there are missing Columns

SELECT   MAX(teamname) as TeamName,
         MAX([client executive]) as [Client Executive],
         emailaddress,
         MAX(CASE WHEN mailid_rn = 1 THEN mailingid END) Mailingid,
         MAX(CASE WHEN click_through_rn = 1 THEN click_through END) Click_Through
    FROM (SELECT t.*,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (PARTITION BY emailaddress
                       ORDER BY CASE WHEN mailingid IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC
                      )
                     mailid_rn,
                 ROW_NUMBER()
                 OVER (
                     PARTITION BY emailaddress
                     ORDER BY CASE WHEN click_through IS NOT NULL THEN creationtime END DESC )
                     click_through_rn
            FROM ADS_CM_26.dbo.OpenClickThru t) a
GROUP BY emailaddress

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right, just do the same thing with the other columns

you could extend it to teamname and client executive too, but from your sample data those were constant.  if they aren't do the same thing with them as you do every other column.

The only exception is emailaddress  since it's the driving column for all the others

Correct can't do it on email will give it a go tomorrow thanks

Worked thanks