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abdulrafi

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:25 pm
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Hi,

I am facing an error while using CASE in WHERE condition. I am unable to fix it. Could you please help me to fix on how can I use the CASE condition.


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SELECT  CUSTOMER_SUPP,               
        LOCATION,                     
        ITEMID,                       
        EFF_START,                   
        EFF_STOP,                     
        ORDER_METHOD,                 
        LOT_QUANTITY,                 
        KANBAN,                       
        RESPONSIBLE_USER,             
        EMPLOYEE,                     
        LIFE_CYCLE,                   
        SHIPPING_LOCATION,           
        VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE,           
        VENDOR_SHARE,                 
        CATEGORY,                     
        MINIMUM_LOT_COUNT,           
        CONTAINER_CODE               
FROM    TMMTEST.PRUKANB               
WHERE   BUSINESS_ENTITY = '03'       
AND     TYPE = 'CD'                   
AND     CSI_TYPE = 'SU'               
AND  (CASE BUSINESS_ENTITY           
       WHEN '03'                     
        THEN  (VENDOR_SHARE != 0       
                   AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')       
               WHEN '02'                               
                THEN  (((VENDOR_SHARE != 0             
                   AND   VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')     
                 OR     (VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'R'       
                 OR      VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'F')))     
               ELSE NULL                               
              END)                                     
        AND   ((EFF_START       <= '2020-03-18'         
          AND    ((EFF_STOP       >= '2020-03-18'       
          OR       CUSTOMER_SUPP   = '0091400')         
          OR      EFF_STOP       IS NULL))             
          OR    EFF_START         > '2020-03-18')       
        AND     ORDER_METHOD IN ('A',                   
                                 'C',                   
                                 'K',                   
                                 'B')                   
        ORDER BY CUSTOMER_SUPP,                         
                 LOCATION,                             
                 ITEMID,                               
                 EFF_START                             
  WITH UR;                                             

---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
DSNT408I SQLCODE = -104, ERROR:  ILLEGAL SYMBOL "!=". SOME SYMBOLS THAT MIGHT   
         BE LEGAL ARE: ??( [ CONCAT || / MICROSECONDS MICROSECOND SECONDS       
         SECOND                                                                 
DSNT418I SQLSTATE   = 42601 SQLSTATE RETURN CODE                               
DSNT415I SQLERRP    = DSNHPARS SQL PROCEDURE DETECTING ERROR                   
DSNT416I SQLERRD    = 3 0  0  -1  1685  502 SQL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION         
DSNT416I SQLERRD    = X'00000003'  X'00000000'  X'00000000'  X'FFFFFFFF'       
         X'00000695'  X'000001F6' SQL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION                   
---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
DSNE618I ROLLBACK PERFORMED, SQLCODE IS 0                                       
DSNE616I STATEMENT EXECUTION WAS SUCCESSFUL, SQLCODE IS 0                       
---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
DSNE601I SQL STATEMENTS ASSUMED TO BE BETWEEN COLUMNS 1 AND 72                 
DSNE620I NUMBER OF SQL STATEMENTS PROCESSED IS 1                               
DSNE621I NUMBER OF INPUT RECORDS READ IS 46                                     
DSNE622I NUMBER OF OUTPUT RECORDS WRITTEN IS 64                                 
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:25 pm
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STFW results in telling that != is not valid SQL. Use <> there instead.
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abdulrafi

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:16 am
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I tried that already, but was unable to resolve the issue. It still told <> is invalid.
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Nic Clouston

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:57 pm
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Try ¬=
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abdulrafi

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:10 pm
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It still throws the same error,


Code:
DSNT408I SQLCODE = -104, ERROR:  ILLEGAL SYMBOL "^=". SOME SYMBOLS THAT MIGHT 
         BE LEGAL ARE: ??( [ CONCAT || / MICROSECONDS MICROSECOND SECONDS     
         SECOND                                                               
DSNT418I SQLSTATE   = 42601 SQLSTATE RETURN CODE                               
DSNT415I SQLERRP    = DSNHPARS SQL PROCEDURE DETECTING ERROR                   
DSNT416I SQLERRD    = 3 0  0  -1  1685  502 SQL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION         
DSNT416I SQLERRD    = X'00000003'  X'00000000'  X'00000000'  X'FFFFFFFF'       
         X'00000695'  X'000001F6' SQL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION                   
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 5:57 pm
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In the THEN you must code a final value and not a condition and if you want a condition you should code another CASE.

That should solve these issues once fixed. Give a try.
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sergeyken

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:08 pm
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The author tries to use COBOL-like syntax in SQL code.

This cannot work.

RTFM.
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abdulrafi

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:34 am
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Actually in THEN clause, it contains the query condition. Let me know how to use it ?. I cannot assign just one value and if i use another condition, I do not think it will come into that loop because when the business entity is '02' I need the entire below set,

WHEN '02'
THEN (((VENDOR_SHARE != 0
AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'P')
OR (VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'R'
OR VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'F'))) .
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:44 am
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Reread what I said, you need to use CASE if you want conditions , in THEN usually you should have a resulting value.

Rather tell us what’s your business case is and may then some can help in better way.
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abdulrafi

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:28 pm
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My requirement is,

1. Based on the business entity, I need the condition to be attached to the existing SELECT query in WHERE clause,

When BE is '03', I need a condition like below attached to the existing query,

Code:

(CASE BUSINESS_ENTITY           
       WHEN '03'                     
        THEN  (VENDOR_SHARE != 0       
                   AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')       



When BE is '02', I need a condition like below attached to the existing query,

Code:


      WHEN '02'                               
                THEN  (((VENDOR_SHARE != 0             
                   AND   VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')     
                 OR     (VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'R'       
                 OR      VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'F')))     
               
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:45 pm
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abdulrafi wrote:
Code:

SELECT  CUSTOMER_SUPP,               
...
        CONTAINER_CODE               
FROM    TMMTEST.PRUKANB               
WHERE   BUSINESS_ENTITY = '03'       
AND     TYPE = 'CD'                   
AND     CSI_TYPE = 'SU'         
     
AND  (CASE BUSINESS_ENTITY           
       WHEN '03'                     
        THEN  (VENDOR_SHARE != 0       
                   AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')       
               WHEN '02'                               
                THEN  (((VENDOR_SHARE != 0             
                   AND   VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')     
                 OR     (VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'R'       
                 OR      VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE = 'F')))     
               ELSE NULL                               
              END)                                     
        AND   ((EFF_START       <= '2020-03-18'         
          AND    ((EFF_STOP       >= '2020-03-18'       
          OR       CUSTOMER_SUPP   = '0091400')         
          OR      EFF_STOP       IS NULL))             
          OR    EFF_START         > '2020-03-18')       
        AND     ORDER_METHOD IN ('A',                   
                                 'C',                   
                                 'K',                   
                                 'B')                   
 

Just no !
What happened to a plain
Code:
AND ((BUSINESS_ENTITY = '03' AND VENDOR_SHARE != 0       
                   AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE  =  'P')
OR (BUSINESS_ENTITY = '02' AND VENDOR_SHARE != 0       
                   AND VENDOR_SHARE_TYPE IN ('P', 'F', 'R')))
or something like that (not tested)

Anyway the whole original WHERE is just a big mess: the first "WHERE BUSINESS_ENTITY = '03'" already makes the "CASE"obsolete, the dates selection is a mess as well.
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