RE: Outer join sql help?

I want to show all the available leave types in table "a" even if there are no records in table "l"

• Original Message ---------------------------------- Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:15:33 -0800

>SELECT a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID,
> a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD,
> a.LPET_LONG_DD,
> Sum(l.ORIGINAL_INPUT_AM)
> FROM EFF_LEVPOL_EVNT_TYPE_TBL a, LEAVE_DETL_TBL l
> WHERE a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD(+) = l.evnt_type_cd
> AND l.INTERNAL_EMPL_ID='0000000357'
> AND l.EFFECTIVE_DT Between TO_DATE('01/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')
> And TO_DATE('12/31/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')
> GROUP BY a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID, a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD, a.LPET_LONG_DD;
>
>This should work if you are looking for LEAVE_DETL_TBL records without
>records in EFF_LEVPOL_EVNT_TYPE, which does not sound right.
>
>I'm thinking you want the "a" records even when there is no supporting "l"
>records:
>SELECT a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID,
> a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD,
> a.LPET_LONG_DD,
> Sum(l.ORIGINAL_INPUT_AM)
> FROM EFF_LEVPOL_EVNT_TYPE_TBL a, LEAVE_DETL_TBL l
> WHERE l.LEAVE_TYPE_CD(+) = a.evnt_type_cd
> AND l.INTERNAL_EMPL_ID(+) = '0000000357'
> AND l.EFFECTIVE_DT Between TO_DATE('01/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')
> And TO_DATE('12/31/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')
> GROUP BY a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID, a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD, a.LPET_LONG_DD;
>
>But then the date range gives you a problem, so:
>SELECT a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID,
> a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD,
> a.LPET_LONG_DD,
> Sum(decode(sign(l.EFFECTIVE_DT -
>TO_DATE('01/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY'),
> 1,0,NULL,0,
> decode(l.EFFECTIVE_DT -
>TO_DATE('12/31/2001','MM/DD/YYYY'),
> 1, 0 , l.ORIGINAL_INPUT_AM
> ) ) )
> FROM EFF_LEVPOL_EVNT_TYPE_TBL a, LEAVE_DETL_TBL l
> WHERE l.LEAVE_TYPE_CD(+) = a.evnt_type_cd
> AND l.INTERNAL_EMPL_ID(+) = '0000000357'
> GROUP BY a.LEAVE_CATEG_ID, a.LEAVE_TYPE_CD, a.LPET_LONG_DD;
>
>Nasty - or is my initial guess off base?
>
>Brian Norrell
>Manager, MPI Development
>QuadraMed
>511 E John Carpenter Frwy, Su 500
>Irving, TX 75062
>(972) 831-6600
>
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