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S10 Correlated SubQuery

1) Correlated sub-queries depend on the outer query for values and are executed once for each row selected by the outer query. 2) Correlated sub-queries have an execution structure similar to nested loops, where the inner query is executed once for each row returned by the outer query. 3) Sample correlated sub-queries are shown that retrieve products sold over the average sales and employees earning more than the average salary of their department.

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S10 Correlated SubQuery

1) Correlated sub-queries depend on the outer query for values and are executed once for each row selected by the outer query. 2) Correlated sub-queries have an execution structure similar to nested loops, where the inner query is executed once for each row returned by the outer query. 3) Sample correlated sub-queries are shown that retrieve products sold over the average sales and employees earning more than the average salary of their department.

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Information Management

Session 10
Correlated Sub-Query

PGCBA | IM | CJK | 4

Objectives
After completing this session you will be able to
Define Correlated Sub-Query
Understand the execution structure of correlated sub-query

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Review
Sub-Query
A select query that is used inside another query is called as a subquery
Sub-query usually appears inside the where clause or in the
select clause
Executes only once
Also known as inner query / nested query
Can be nested till 32 levels

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Correlated SubQuery
Definition
If the sub-query depends on the outer query for its
values, then it is called as a correlated sub-query
The correlated sub-query is executed once for every row
selected by the outer query
Correlated sub-query cannot be executed independently
without the outer query

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Execution Structure
The query execution is similar to the nested loop
structure used in programming language
For I in 1 to 10 do
For J in 1 to 5 do
<instructions>
End for J
End for I

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Sample Tables
SALES

PRODUCT

PID

SOLD

PID

Name

Price

P99

P99

Plate

80

P77

P98

Cup

45

P99

P77

Bowl

60

P77

P33

Fork

20

P33

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Simple Sub-query
1. Find the product that has not been sold
select pid, name, price from product where pid not in
(select distinct pid from sales)

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Correlated Sub-query in Select Clause


1. List the products sold and the total quantity sold
select pid, (select sum(sold) from sales where
sales.pid=product.pid) from product

Structure of Execution
for each pid from product select pid,
for all matching pids in sales
sum(sold) for the product
end sales
end product

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Correlated Sub-query in Where Clause


2. List the products sold that have the sales value more than
the average sales value of products
SELECT pid, sold FROM sales s WHERE s.sold >
(SELECT avg(sold) FROM sales s1 WHERE s.pid = s1.pid)
ORDER BY s.pid, s.sold

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Correlated Sub-query in Where Clause


2. Retrieve the employees who earn more than the
average salary of employees in their departments
SELECT firstnme , salary FROM employee X WHERE
salary >
( SELECT avg( salary ) FROM employee Y WHERE
X.workdept = Y.workdept ) ORDER BY X.workdept,
X.salary)

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Structure of Correlated sub-query Execution


for each employee in X select firstname, salary
for each employee in employee Y
where X.salary > avg(Y.salary) for same
department
end employee Y
end employee X

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Test Your Understanding


State if True or False.
1. The Inner query in a correlated sub-query executes
exactly once
2. Verify the syntactical & logical correctness of the query
SELECT s.pid, sold*price FROM sales s, product WHERE
s.sold >(SELECT avg(price) FROM product where
pid=s.pid)

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