T-SQL (SS2K8) :: Identify Columns Which Will Create Unique Record In A Table
Sep 15, 2014
I am looking to create a script that will go through a table a pick out the necessary columns to create a unique record. Some of the tables that I am working with have 200 plus columns and I am not sure if I would have to list every column name in the script or if they could be dynamically referenced. I am working with a SQL server that has little next to no documentation and everytime I type to mere some tables, I get too many rows back.
Hello, I am working with a database that among other things uses multipart keys as the unique indexes which are not consistent from say one table where a parent record resides to another table which contains related child records. For example I am working with two tables right now, one that contains content that I'll call Contents and the other which contains Usage information about the contents (number of view, a rating and comments give by a customer) which I'll call ContentsUsage. The system that manages the data for the tables has a versioning system by which, whn a content item is added (first time) a "unique" id (guid) and a version number of 1 is created along with the rest of data items in the Contents table and likewise in the ContentsUsage table (essentially a one to one mapping) on the like named fields in that table. Now, each time a given record in the Contents table is updated a new version, with the same guid is created in the Contents and ContentsUsage table. So one side I have:ContentGUID > AAAAVersion > 1ContentGUID > AAAAVersion > 2And the other table (ContentsUsage)ContentGUID > AAAAVersion > 1ContentGUID > AAAAVersion > 2 While both of these tables have a quasi-unique record (row_id) of type char and stored as a guid neither obviously are the same in the two tables and having reviewed the database columns for these tables I find that the official unique key's for these tables are different (table 1, Contents combines the ContentGUID and Version) as the composite / mutli-key index, while table ContentsUsage uses the RowGUID as it's unique index. Contents RowGUID (unique key)ContentGUIDVersionViewsRatingComments................RowGUID ContentGUID (unique key)Version (unique key)Description..... Bearing this in mind I am unable of course to link directly the two tables by using the just the ContentGUID and have to combine the additional Version to I believe obtain the actual "unique" record in question. The question is in terms of writing queries, what would the most efficient query be? What would be the best way to join the two in a query? And are there any pitfalls with the current design that you can see with the way this database (or specifically these tables are defined)? It's something I inherited, so fire away at will on the critique. Having my druthers I would have designed these tables using a unique key of type int that was autogenerated by the database. Any advice, thoughts or comments would be helpful. Thanks,P.
I have result set as the attached in screenshot, where the candidateid gets duplicated, but then the column university and careerchoice column has different values for the same candidate. (the CareerChoice and University comes from different tables and i have used union clause)
What want is e.g. CandidateId 186 repeats three times, it should be one row, with three columns all filled with the values which are in different rows.
So that I don't have duplicate candidate ids and i have single row with all column data.
Hello. Could anyone tell me why it is not possible to create a foreign key on two columns those references on 2 columns in another table? Those 2 columns have each a unique constraint.
I have: CREATE TABLE T_PK (ID1 INT CONSTRAINT CHK_UNIQUE1 UNIQUE,ID2 INT CONSTRAINT CHK_UNIQUE2 UNIQUE)
Hello, I will explain myself further. I want to make my table in such a way that no two colums have the same value for example: Row 1 - Column 1 = "cool" Row 1 - Column 3 = 91 Row 3 - Column 1 = "cool" Row 3 - Column 3 = 91
I dont care about one column having duplicate values, I want to protect against Column 1 and 3 having the same values on other rows. Is this possible to do in sql server?
IF Object_id('GoldenSecurity') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE dbo.GoldenSecurity; IF Object_id('GoldenSecurityRowVersion') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE dbo.GoldenSecurityRowVersion;
ID varchar (contains alphanumeric values,not unique) Territory (combined with ID unique) Total_Used int can be null Date_ date (date of the import of the data) ID Territory Total_Used Date_ ACASC CAL071287 2014-06-01 ACASC CAL071287 2014-08-01 ACASC CAL071288 2014-09-01
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Now the problem,per month I need the most recent value so I'm expecting
Hi I have a table with a user column and other columns. User column id the primary key.
I want to create a copy of the record where the user="user1" and insert that copy in the same table in a new created record. But I want the new record to have a value of "user2" in the user column instead of "user1" since it's a primary key
I have three sprocs and three tables. I was told to use a clustered index in the first table and a unique clustered index on the second table. I never asked about the third table and the person I need to ask is on vacation. Most of the contents of the first table will be joined with all of the contents of the second table into the third table. Do I need to have a unique clustered index on the third table too?
The clustered index in the first sproc is on a unique key that I had created using by concatenating several columns together.
CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX IX_UNIQUE_KEY ON MRP.Margin_Optimization_Data (UNIQUE_KEY); CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_DATE ON MRP.Margin_Optimization_Data (PERIOD); CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_ODS_ID ON MRP.Margin_Optimization_Data (GL_SEG1_COMPANY_ODS_ID, GL_SEG2_PROFIT_CTR_ODS_ID, GL_SEG3_LOB_ODS_ID, GL_SEG4_PRODUCT_DEPT_ODS_ID, GL_SEG5_ACCOUNT_ODS_ID);
The second sproc with the unique clustered index is on the unique key from the first table and a date attribute.
CREATE UNIQUE CLUSTERED INDEX IX_UNIQUE_KEY ON MRP.[MGN_OPT_KPI_SOURCE] (UNIQUE_KEY, PERIOD);
In the third sproc, I'll have a nonclusted index on the ODS_ID attributes, but I'm unsure of how to go about the clustered index situation.
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX IX_ODS_ID ON MRP.MGN_OPT_KPI_VALUES (GL_SEG1_COMPANY_ODS_ID, GL_SEG2_PROFIT_CTR_ODS_ID, GL_SEG3_LOB_ODS_ID, GL_SEG4_PRODUCT_DEPT_ODS_ID, GL_SEG5_ACCOUNT_ODS_ID);
Hello Hello, This Noob has a question. I have been atempting for days to figure this out. I have this set up: (See Below)
The Problem I am having is occuring at the Table named OU in Maroon below. It combines 2 chains of keys into one table to try and make a unique record. The problem is that it is not.
Pasted below is a Query run on the data within the tables: As you can see certain data is getting duplicated in this tabel. I want 1 Unique record in the OU table based upon the Study ID Primary Key and the zCombined Primary Key.
Any Ideas as to what is wrong, or how to make it work would defineatly be appreciated.
Table:zCombined PK: zCombinedID FK: TempID ~ To Temp Table FK: ShipTypeID ~ To Ship Type Table FK: CoordinatorID ~ To Coordinator Table FK: BoxTypeID ~ To Box Type Table
I have a simple script where I want to pull GLAcct, GLDesc and Amounts by Period. I want my results to look like attached snip.
I tried playing around with the dates; however, I'm receiving errors. Just to note that when I ran for 07/01/14 - 07/31/14 with the transaction date in where clause I was able to retrieve the correct results. Now I want to expand to get a view set up for the whole year....automation!
select gl_account.id as GLAcct, gl_account.descr as GLDesc, sum(gl_ledger.amount_n) as Net from gl_account
We have a table that has customers invoices and payment records. In some cases a customer has 10 lines with 10 different invoice numbers but may have paid 2 or more invoices with one check. I need to know how many unique payments were made per customer.
Id StdId TeacherName Day subject 1 1 Archana Monday English 2 1 Archana Tue Marathi 3 1 Shama Wed Hindi 4 1 shama Thus Hindi 5 1 Kavita Fri Hindi 6 2 Archana Mon english 7 2 Dipti Tues Hindi
Second table : Student
Id Sname Cid 1 Shalini 1 2 Monika 1 3 Rohan 3
I want to fetch uniq combination of stuid and subject.Result should show all subject of student whether may be teachername and day. If I choose shalini whose stuid is 1,all subject for shalini(hindi,english,marathi) should come. Record from either of three should come
Id StdId TeacherName Day subject 3 1 Shama Wed Hindi 4 1 shama Thus Hindi 5 1 Kavita Fri Hindi
I want fetch studentname along with teachername,day and subject whose cid = 1 here is my query
select Student.Sname,TeacherName, Day,subject from StudentTeacherRelation inner join Student Student.id = StudentTeacherRelation.StuId where cid = 1
I want place result of it in temp,Want fetch max(id) from temp table by doing group by on Sname and Subject.find all id from temp table where that id present in max id.
show Id StdId TeacherName Day subject where (1,2,3,4,5,6,7-- all id from temp) in (1,2,5,6,7 -- max id from temp by doing group by on Sname and subject)
So it will show record Id StdId TeacherName Day subject where id is 1,2,5,6,7.Only five record should come.How to do that?
Hi,I would like to add a unique index that consists of two fields in atable.e.g. tbl_A (field1,field2) -- field1 & field2 Indexed and combinationmust be Unique.Can anyone tell me the actual sql syntax to create this index?Thanks,June.
I would like to know what is the use of business key? Is it necessary to have unique key between source and destination? If no, How can we implement SCD?
PS : My source is CSV files and Destination is Oracle DB?
Now I want the records having flag2=1 only.. I.e ID=3 has flag2=1 where as ID = 1 and 2 has flag1 and flag3 =1 along with flag2=1. I don't want ID=1 and 2.
I can't make ID unique or primary. I tried with case when statements but it I am somehow missing the basic logic.
Hi, I have a doubt about the behaviour of SQL Server 2005 in the situation I'm going to describe you. Suppose that you have a SQL Server 2005 database on your PC, and suppose that this database has a table with a column classified as "unique" (so it's impossible for this table to contain 2 records having the same value in this column). Suppose that you publish this database and you create 2 SQL Server Mobile 2005 subscriptions on 2 Pocket PCs. Suppose now that the first PPC (using an embedded program) creates a record with a certain value for the column (and adds it to the table), and the second PPC makes the same thing (it inserts a record with the same column value of the first PPC). At this point, you connect the 2 PPCs to your PC (one by one, of course), to synchronize (using merge replication) the databases...
WHAT HAPPENS??? Does an error raise? Must you give a publication setting in which you say that, if this situation occurs, PC SQL Server holds the last (or the first, as you decide) record acquired? Is it possible?
Hi all,My program is a central data processing application built in ASP.We have different companies that use different web pages on another webapplication (from different countries) to load some inventory data(merchandise - clothes).Here is my requirement: Load different types of data (in differentformats) into a common set of tables, to do this I have to firstfilter, do lookup's, use cross-reference tables on this data and thenload it into a couple of tables.Since data is so different everytime, I want to have one main storedprocedure in which I can build the table (I know the format of thisdata so I know what columns/types to create) into which I will feed thedata.After this I will create other stored procs/udf's that reference thistable (probably from the same main stored proc) 'cleanse' the databefore loading into the actual tables.How feasible is my approach? (if you can call it one :-) I do not wantto have seperate tables for each country, that will be too many and sothis plan...If not any other ideas will be really helpful.thanks much
Trying to use LIKE / NOT LIKE to identify values that contain any alphanumeric characters outside of A-Z e.g £%$^&*_-{[@ etc etc
The field should contain only values between A-G with a numberic e.g ABCD1234567... but some rows have characters such as above, some have spaces (weeps) , and some have letters outside the A-G range ....
I would like to create a procedure which create views by taking parameters the table name and a field value (@Dist).
However I still receive the must declare the scalar variable "@Dist" error message although I use .sp_executesql for executing the particularized query.
Below code.
ALTER Procedure [dbo].[sp_ViewCreate] /* Input Parameters */ @TableName Varchar(20), @Dist Varchar(20) AS Declare @SQLQuery AS NVarchar(4000) Declare @ParamDefinition AS NVarchar(2000)
I have one table say A and in which 4 columns are there. Out of 4 , one columns stores the queries like 'select * from table xyz' etc(Only select queries). I am writing a procedure in which I have to fetch this column and execute the query and wants to check whether query i.e. "select * from table xyz" contains any record or not. If yes , I am updating the table B with value as Pass , else Fail.
I used execute @queryfromvariable but it does not gives me count..
I am having SP which gives, two result sets. The columns which are coming from result sets are also dynamic. i.e. some time 5 columns and some time 10 columns.
Now I want to load this output into 2 different tables on daily basis. This would be truncate/delete table and load again.
Now my problem is that as I am not sure about columns, Is it possible to create table(Physical Table) depends on output of SP, and after load data into it.
During each load we can drop table, No issue and we can handle this through SSIS Package.
Auto_ID Account_ID Account_Name Account_Contact Priority 1 3453463 Tire Co Doug 1 2 4363763 Computers Inc Sam 1 3 7857433 Safety First Heather 1 4 2326743 Car Dept Clark 1 5 2342567 Sales Force Amy 1 6 4363763 Computers Inc Jamie 2 7 2326743 Car Dept Jenn 2
I'm trying to delete all duplicate Account_IDs, but only for the highest priority (in this case it would be the lowest number).
I know the following would delete duplicate Account_IDs:
DELETE FROM staging_account WHERE auto_id NOT IN (SELECT MAX(auto_id) FROM staging_account GROUP BY account_id)
The problem is this doesn't take into account the priority; in the above example I would want to keep auto_ids 2 and 4 because they have a higher priority (1) than auto_ids 6 and 7 (priority 2).
How can I take priority into account and still remove duplicates in this scenario?
I have written a simple routine to do some address checking between sources. The business owner wanted the check done to the address as a whole and to report the address' that did not return a match. The comparison works perfectly fine.
Well, now the customer has come back wanting to know what element(s) of the address make the match fail
You can see that we are building the address by sticking the 5 columns together with a space in between to create a single string. We are then doing the same thing with the other source data and simply comparing the string. This worked perfectly and was nice and simple... until the customer decided he wanted to see the element(s) causing the issue.
For example, let's say there is an address of '123 Main ST Dallas Texas United States' in one source, but it's '123 Main Dallas Texas United States' in the other. The customer wants to know that it is the road type (ST) that caused the mismatch.
Now, I wrote a bunch of queries to try and single out each element in order to determine if it is the one causing the issue or not. It seems to work partially, but I don't believe it is the best approach and it doesn't work if more than one column is the culprit.
Division Type Section Location ModificationDate ------- ----- ------- -------- --------------- 3 4 2 Los Angeles 2/1/05 3 4 2 New York 2/4/05 4 5 1 Los Angeles 2/4/05 3 4 2 Seattle 2/7/05 4 5 1 Dallas 2/6/05 3 4 4 London 2/3/05
I need to remove duplicate records that have the same division,type,section pair by slected the most recent modification date and keeping the data in the rest of the columns. The results of what I want to do would look like:
