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Hierarchy SQL Problem Script-1

The document outlines the creation and population of an Employee_Hierarchy table in a database, including employee IDs and their reporting structure. It demonstrates a recursive Common Table Expression (CTE) to retrieve employees and those working under them, displaying the hierarchy. The document also includes SQL queries to break down the recursive selection process.

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Hierarchy SQL Problem Script-1

The document outlines the creation and population of an Employee_Hierarchy table in a database, including employee IDs and their reporting structure. It demonstrates a recursive Common Table Expression (CTE) to retrieve employees and those working under them, displaying the hierarchy. The document also includes SQL queries to break down the recursive selection process.

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DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Employee_Hierarchy;

CREATE TABLE Employee_Hierarchy


(
Emp_id INTEGER,
Reporting_Id INTEGER
);

INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (1,null );


INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (2,1);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (3,1);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (4,2);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (5,2);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (6,3);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (7,3);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (8,4);
INSERT INTO Employee_Hierarchy VALUES (9,4);

select * from Employee_Hierarchy;

-- SOLUTION
with recursive cte as
(select emp_id, emp_id as Employees_working_under_him--, 1 as iteration
from Employee_Hierarchy --where Reporting_Id is null
union all
select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him--, (iteration+1)
as iteration
from cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.Employees_working_under_him =
h.Reporting_Id
)
select *
from cte
order by 1,2

-- BREAKUP
select emp_id, emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, 1 as iteration
from Employee_Hierarchy where Reporting_Id is null

select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, (iteration+1) as


iteration
from (select emp_id, emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, 1 as iteration
from Employee_Hierarchy where Reporting_Id is null) cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.emp_id = h.Reporting_Id

select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, (iteration+1) as


iteration
from (select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, (iteration+1) as
iteration
from (select emp_id, emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, 1 as
iteration
from Employee_Hierarchy where Reporting_Id is null) cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.emp_id = h.Reporting_Id) cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.emp_id = h.Reporting_Id

select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, (iteration+1) as


iteration
from (select cte.emp_id, h.emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, (iteration+1) as
iteration
from (select emp_id, emp_id as Employees_working_under_him, 1 as
iteration
from Employee_Hierarchy where Reporting_Id is null) cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.emp_id = h.Reporting_Id) cte
join Employee_Hierarchy h on cte.Employees_working_under_him = h.Reporting_Id

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