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Union Query: by Neil A. Basabe

This document discusses using UNION queries to combine data from multiple queries into a single report. It provides examples of UNION queries that combine results from different tables and conditions. The key points are: - Individual queries produce separate reports, while UNION queries combine the results into one report. - UNION ALL is used between queries to append the result sets. - The column names and data types must match across the UNIONed queries. - ORDER BY should be placed after the last SELECT statement to sort the combined results.

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Union Query: by Neil A. Basabe

This document discusses using UNION queries to combine data from multiple queries into a single report. It provides examples of UNION queries that combine results from different tables and conditions. The key points are: - Individual queries produce separate reports, while UNION queries combine the results into one report. - UNION ALL is used between queries to append the result sets. - The column names and data types must match across the UNIONed queries. - ORDER BY should be placed after the last SELECT statement to sort the combined results.

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UNION QUERY

By
Neil A. Basabe

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UNION

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Multiple Queries – Multiple Reports
--Query 1
SELECT some_columns DATA FROM QUERY 1
FROM some_table(s)
WHERE some_condition(s)

--Query 2
SELECT some_columns
DATA FROM QUERY 2
FROM some_table(s)
WHERE some_condition(s)

Note: Each time a query is executed a single report is


produced.

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Unioning Queries Together – Single Report
--Query 1
SELECT some_columns DATA FROM QUERY 1
FROM some_table(s)
WHERE some_condition(s)
UNION ALL
--Query 2
SELECT some_columns DATA FROM QUERY 2
FROM some_table(s)
WHERE some_condition(s)
Note: By following the UNION RULES, and by adding a UNION
ALL clause between the queries the data from both queries
appears in a single report.
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Example 1
SELECT WORKDEPT, LASTNAME CONCAT ','
CONCAT FIRSTNME AS NAME,
'MALE' AS GENDER
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE SEX = 'M' AND WORKDEPT IN
('A00','C01')
UNION ALL
SELECT WORKDEPT, LASTNAME CONCAT ',' CONCAT
FIRSTNME AS NAME, 'FEMALE' AS GENDER
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE SEX='F' AND WORKDEPT IN
('A00','C01')
ORDER BY WORKDEPT;

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Example 2
SELECT MGRNO, 'DEPT:', DEPTNAME
FROM DEPARTMENT
WHERE MGRNO IS NOT NULL
UNION ALL
SELECT MGRNO,'MGR:',LASTNAME
FROM DEPARTMENT D, EMPLOYEE E
WHERE D.MGRNO = E.EMPNO;

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Example 3
SELECT LASTNAME, EDLEVEL
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE JOB='ANALYST'
UNION ALL
SELECT LASTNAME, EDLEVEL
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE EDLEVEL = 18;

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Example 4
SELECT EMPNO, SUBSTR(FIRSTNME,1,1) CONCAT
',' CONCAT MIDINIT, LASTNAME, SALARY AS
INCOME, 1 AS SORT
FROM EMPLOYEE
UNION ALL
SELECT EMPNO,'','',BONUS, 2 AS SORT
FROM EMPLOYEE
UNION ALL
SELECT EMPNO, '','',COMM, 3 AS SORT
FROM EMPLOYEE
UNION ALL
SELECT EMPNO,'','SUM:',
SALARY+BONUS+COMM,4 AS SORT
FROM EMPLOYEE
ORDER BY EMPNO, SORT;
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UNION ALL RULES

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Rule # 1: The number of columns in each
SELECT must the same.
SELECT col-1, col-2, col-3, col-4
FROM table-1
WHERE condition

UNION ALL

SELECT col-a, col-b, col-c, col-d


FROM table-2
WHERE condition
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Rule # 2: The data type of each column in
each SELECT must be compatible.
SELECT smallint, char, date
FROM table-1
WHERE condition

UNION ALL

SELECT decimal, varchar, date


FROM table-2
WHERE condition
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Rule # 3: The ORDER BY clause
should be placed in the last SELECT
statement of the UNION query.

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Rule # 4: The number of UNION
statements in a UNION query
should be equal to the number of
SELECT statements minus one.

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Laboratory Exercises

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