VALIDATE NULL VALUE IN DB2 CASE STATEMENT

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

Hi,
can we do some kind of case statement within the where clause to validate the null value of the column.

please find the example below.

I have a indicator "y" or "n". based on this indicator I need to select the value (where clause using db2 case).

in the below example if the IND = 'Y' i should select only the columns with TERM_DATE IS NULL. else select all the value.

A.TERM_DATE =
CASE WHEN IND = 'Y'
THEN NULL
ELSE A.TERM_DATE
END

i know we cannot check for = NULL and it has to be IS NULL. but IS NUL inside the case statement doesn't work. is there any other way of handling this scenario?

Regards,
useit

Arun Raj · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:20 pm

Just curious, are you attempting something like this? Or maybe I am confused about the 'case' requirement and the '= NULL' issue

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

no arun,

i have a Terminte indicator Y or N Which would help me to fetch only active accounts and active and terminated accounts both.

so if the Term-ind = Y. I Should fetch only active accounts. (i, e Terminate_date is null). And if the term-ind = 'N' i should fetch both active and non active accounts(I, e Term_dt is null and term_dt is not Null).

where terminate_dt =
case :host-term-ind = 'y'
then null
else null not nul both

end

something like above.

thanks,
useit

Arun Raj · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:33 pm

I was assuming the 'terminate indicator' to be a table column name based on your initial post. But from your recent post above, looks like the indicator is just an input variable and you are trying to adjust your WHERE clause on TERMINATE_DT to select only NULL if the input indicator is 'Y', and to ignore that filtering if the indicator is 'N' (or does not equal 'Y').

If that is the case, would changing the IND in my previous response to your indicator host variable, help?

useit · Active User Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 152

thanks arun,
it worked for me.

sorry i did not get this idea.... i was just trying with case statement.

thanks again

Regards,
Prahlad Shetty

Arun Raj · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:57 pm

No worries, You're welcome!