Sort order for multiple columns randomly

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Sort order for multiple columns randomly

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pchuen
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11 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-15 : 02:57:19

Hi,
I am new to sql scripting, I have the following data. Example:
Top row is my field names:
state agency Qty
KDH WSL 1
KUL WSL 1
JHR RTL 1
MLK RTL 1

I need to sort by:
No.1 : Agency (i) RTL (ii) WSL
No.2 : State (i) JHR (ii) MLK (iii) KUL (iv) KDH

Please help me. Thank you very much in advance.

visakh16
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Posted - 2013-05-15 : 03:45:07

[code]
SELECT *
FROM table
ORDER BY CASE Agency WHEN 'RTL' THEN 1 WHEN 'WSL' THEN 2 END

SELECT *
FROM table
ORDER BY CASE State WHEN 'JHR' THEN 1 WHEN 'MLK' THEN 2 WHEN 'KUL' THEN 3 WHEN 'KDH' THEN 2 END
[/code]

A more flexible solution would be to create sortorder column in states/agency tables and use it in above query by joining to them on relevant fields. This will ensure you just needing to tweak value in table rather than changing the query each time.

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pchuen
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11 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-15 : 23:35:40

thanks Visakh for your quick response. I tried the below as i need to sequence by column based on specific records, would the below be fine?

SELECT SWFYEAR AS FisYear, SWAC01 AS Agency, SWADDS AS State, SWSRP1 AS Brand, SWSRP2 AS SubBrand, SWSRP4 AS Range, SWURRF as ACTBGT,SUM(SWC9QTY1) AS JanQty,
SUM(SWC9QTY2) AS FebQty
FROM PRODDTA.F55SWF where swsrp4 not in ('QTR','HQT')
GROUP BY SWFYEAR, SWAC01, SWADDS, SWSRP1, SWSRP2, SWSRP3, SWSRP4, SWSRP0, SWURRF
ORDER BY (CASE WHEN SWADDS = 'JHR' THEN 1 WHEN SWADDS = 'MLK' THEN 2 ELSE 3 END), State, FisYear DESC,
(CASE WHEN SWSRP1 = 'PAL' THEN 1 ELSE 2 END)

pchuen
Starting Member

11 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-15 : 23:48:26

quote:
Originally posted by pchuen

thanks Visakh for your quick response. I tried the below as i need to sequence by column based on specific records, would the below be fine?

SELECT SWFYEAR AS FisYear, SWAC01 AS Agency, SWADDS AS State, SWSRP1 AS Brand, SWSRP2 AS SubBrand, SWSRP4 AS Range, SWURRF as ACTBGT,SUM(SWC9QTY1) AS JanQty,
SUM(SWC9QTY2) AS FebQty
FROM PRODDTA.F55SWF where swsrp4 not in ('QTR','HQT')
GROUP BY SWFYEAR, SWAC01, SWADDS, SWSRP1, SWSRP2, SWSRP3, SWSRP4, SWSRP0, SWURRF
ORDER BY (CASE WHEN SWADDS = 'JHR' THEN 1 WHEN SWADDS = 'MLK' THEN 2 ELSE 3 END), State, FisYear DESC,
(CASE WHEN SWSRP1 = 'PAL' THEN 1 ELSE 2 END)

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-16 : 00:11:17

quote:
Originally posted by pchuen

thanks Visakh for your quick response. I tried the below as i need to sequence by column based on specific records, would the below be fine?

SELECT SWFYEAR AS FisYear, SWAC01 AS Agency, SWADDS AS State, SWSRP1 AS Brand, SWSRP2 AS SubBrand, SWSRP4 AS Range, SWURRF as ACTBGT,SUM(SWC9QTY1) AS JanQty,
SUM(SWC9QTY2) AS FebQty
FROM PRODDTA.F55SWF where swsrp4 not in ('QTR','HQT')
GROUP BY SWFYEAR, SWAC01, SWADDS, SWSRP1, SWSRP2, SWSRP3, SWSRP4, SWSRP0, SWURRF
ORDER BY (CASE WHEN SWADDS = 'JHR' THEN 1 WHEN SWADDS = 'MLK' THEN 2 ELSE 3 END), State, FisYear DESC,
(CASE WHEN SWSRP1 = 'PAL' THEN 1 ELSE 2 END)

Looks fine to me

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pchuen
Starting Member

11 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-16 : 23:19:45

thanks a lot for your kind help

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2013-05-16 : 23:56:46

welcome

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