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Trying to correct a SQL query for SSRS report
I have a query the produces this report in SSRS that I have attached.
I am trying to bring in cc.valid_to so that I can change the expressions for a conditional formatting to reference against that but when I do it via SELECT it changes the results in the cell and does not show the "cell_value" for several records. How can I bring it in without affecting anything else?
I am trying to bring in cc.valid_to so that I can change the expressions for a conditional formatting to reference against that but when I do it via SELECT it changes the results in the cell and does not show the "cell_value" for several records. How can I bring it in without affecting anything else?
`/******************************
** Obje: Query
** Name: MSSC_StudentsProgressReport
** Desc: SQL Query to retrieve a list of contact and category records where the category is one of the following:
** 'EDPROB','EDASSG','EDEXPX','EDEXPG','EDTGGD'
** This query will be used in the (SSRS) Students Progress Report
** Auth: Tunde Shaba (TS) - Advanced Business Solution
** Date: 28/07/2015
**************************
** Change History
**************************
** PR Date Author Description
** -- -------- ------- --------------------------------------
** 1 28/07/2015 TS Query created and used in Students Progress Report v1
** 2 11/09/2015 TS Query updated to allow table headers to be ordered as per PCR 001 and used in Students Progress Report v2.2
** 3 14/09/2015 TS Query updated as per mail from Jayson to display expected grades under a single column and target grades under a single column (v2.3)
*******************************/
SELECT DISTINCT
c.label_name
,cc.contact_number
,av.activity
,av.activity_value
,a.activity_desc
,activity_value_desc=--PR3: av.activity_value_desc
CASE
WHEN av.activity IN ('EDEXPG','EDTGGD') THEN 'Grade'
ELSE av.activity_value_desc
END
,cell_value=
CASE
WHEN cc.activity = av.activity AND cc.activity_value = av.activity_value AND cc.activity IN ('EDEXPG', 'EDTGGD') THEN cc.activity_value
WHEN cc.activity = av.activity AND cc.activity_value = av.activity_value AND cc.activity NOT IN ('EDEXPG', 'EDTGGD') THEN CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),cc.activity_date,126)
ELSE NULL
END
, activity_sort=CASE av.activity --PR2: Used in report to sort activities column order on the report
WHEN 'EDPROB' THEN 1
WHEN 'EDASSG' THEN 2
WHEN 'EDEXPX' THEN 3
WHEN 'EDEXPG' THEN 4
WHEN 'EDTGGD' THEN 5
END
,activity_value_sort=CASE --PR2: Used in report to sort activity values column order on the report
WHEN av.activity = 'EDPROB' AND av.activity_value = 'ENQY' THEN 1
WHEN av.activity = 'EDPROB' AND av.activity_value = 'DIAG' THEN 2
WHEN av.activity = 'EDPROB' AND av.activity_value = 'INDC' THEN 3
WHEN av.activity = 'EDPROB' AND av.activity_value = 'PLNG' THEN 4
WHEN av.activity = 'EDPROB' AND av.activity_value = 'PRCS' THEN 5
END
FROM contact_categories cc
INNER JOIN contacts c ON cc.contact_number = c.contact_number
INNER JOIN activities a ON a.activity = cc.activity
AND a.activity IN ('EDPROB','EDASSG','EDEXPX','EDEXPG','EDTGGD')
CROSS JOIN activity_values av --PR2: MSSC want the report to display all activity value column headers
WHERE av.activity IN ('EDPROB','EDASSG','EDEXPX','EDEXPG','EDTGGD')
AND cc.valid_from <= CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE())
AND cc.valid_to >= CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE())
ORDER BY 7 DESC, 5, 6`
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I assume that by "bring it in" you mean add it to the SELECT clause which should only have an effect if you have multiple valid_to values per contact_number and thus the DISTINCT is causing additional rows to be brought in. Otherwise, you are already referencing that column in the WHERE clause. Is the query you posted the before or after?
Have you tried running the query against one of the data points that is changing on you to try to determine what is happening?
This is going to be fairly difficult to diagnose on this side without actual data.
Have you tried running the query against one of the data points that is changing on you to try to determine what is happening?
This is going to be fairly difficult to diagnose on this side without actual data.
Hi Brian,
The query is before. When I run the report the actual information is populated to cell data that is in effect pivoted to lay out all the information I am after. I want in some way a method of referencing activity_date so that I do an expression against valid_to. I do not need to see it but just need to run an expression against it.
The query is before. When I run the report the actual information is populated to cell data that is in effect pivoted to lay out all the information I am after. I want in some way a method of referencing activity_date so that I do an expression against valid_to. I do not need to see it but just need to run an expression against it.
There just isn't enough information to go off of here. I'm looking at your solution through a keyhole. I have almost no idea how your data relates or the structure of your report other than a screenshot.
>>"I'm looking at your solution through a keyhole."
absolutely
& I'm not too keen on this structure:
select distinct ...(several case expressions) ... cross join
I suspect you need a GROUP BY (instead of distinct) and that you may want only the most recent cc.valid_to.
To really help we need to look through a large open garage door instead of that keyhole.
To open the door, provide:
"sample data" (per table) and
"expected result"
Then we can propose queries to suit.
absolutely
& I'm not too keen on this structure:
select distinct ...(several case expressions) ... cross join
I suspect you need a GROUP BY (instead of distinct) and that you may want only the most recent cc.valid_to.
To really help we need to look through a large open garage door instead of that keyhole.
To open the door, provide:
"sample data" (per table) and
"expected result"
Then we can propose queries to suit.
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