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DYNAMICS Pivot Function

mahmoodsaadi

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August 14, 2014 at 3:35 am

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How can I get the data retrieved from the exec function below into Excel
DECLARE @columns NVARCHAR(MAX) ,
@columns_n NVARCHAR(MAX) ,
@sql NVARCHAR(MAX);
SET @columns = N'';
SET @columns_n = N'';
SELECT @columns += N', X.' + QUOTENAME(aaTrxDim)
FROM ( SELECT RTRIM(aaTrxDim) AS aaTrxDim
FROM dbo.AAG00400
) AS Y;
SELECT @columns_n += N', ISNULL(' + N'X.' + QUOTENAME(aaTrxDim)
+ N', '''' ) AS' + QUOTENAME(aaTrxDim)
FROM ( SELECT RTRIM(aaTrxDim) AS aaTrxDim
FROM dbo.AAG00400
) AS Y;
SET @sql = N'
SELECT ' + STUFF(@columns_n, 1, 2, '')
+ '
FROM
(
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() over(partition by A.aaTRXDIM order by B.aaTrxDimCode) AS DimensionCodeRank,
A.aaTrxDim,B.aaTrxDimCode FROM AAG00400 AS A LEFT OUTER JOIN AAG00401 AS B
ON A.aaTrxDimID = b.aaTrxDimID
) AS j
PIVOT
(
MAX(aaTRXDIMCode) FOR aaTRXDIM IN (' + STUFF(REPLACE(@columns, ', X.[', ',['),
1, 1, '') + ')
) AS X;';
PRINT @sql;
EXEC sp_executesql @sql;

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mahmoodsaadi SSC Journeyman Points: 90 More actions · Answer 1

To add up, here are the Create and Insert statements, to get data sample for the query above

Create the following tables

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[AAG00400](

[aaTrxDimID] [int] NULL,

[aaTrxDim] [nvarchar](max) NULL

) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]

GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[AAG00401](

[aaTrxDimID] [int] NULL,

[aaTrxDimCode] [nvarchar](max) NULL

) ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]

GO

Then, insert the following values

INSERT INTO dbo.AAG00400

( aaTrxDimID ,aaTrxDim )

VALUES ( 1, 'Cost Center' ), (2, 'Location') , (3,'Sector')

INSERT INTO AAG00401

( aaTrxDimID, aaTrxDimCode )

VALUES ( 1, 'Administration' ),

( 1, 'Sales' ),

( 1, 'Marketing' ),

( 2, 'Export' ),

( 2, 'Local' ),

( 3, 'B2B' ),

( 3, 'B2C' )

Now, you can run the query above and check the sample data.

Your reply is highly appreciated,

Xedni SSCertifiable Points: 6951 More actions · Answer 2

Copy paste works nicely.

Alternatively, if you want it to be written directly to an excel document, the easiest way (after copy/paste) would be to output the results to file. You can do this by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F (note, that by default results are set to grid, or Ctrl+D. The other option is results to text which is Ctrl+T).

Once you have it outputting to a file, when you execute your query it will open a save file dialog. Save it as a csv and let it rip.

If you want to be able to adjust some of the settings, right click anywhere in the query window and click "Query Options", then under Results > Text, you have some options you can play with.

If you need something ongoing and programmatic you'd probably want to build an SSIS package.

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mahmoodsaadi SSC Journeyman Points: 90 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks for the feedback,

The way I have started all this dynamic code is to get it automatically into Excel. In my case, when any new dimension is added, the result will be automatically updated. Do you think the copy/paste fits in here !!

I am looking for an automatic criteria to get this exec function into Excel.

Any ideas ?

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003863 More actions · Answer 4

Yep. Use the ACE drivers and OPENROWSET.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

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mahmoodsaadi SSC Journeyman Points: 90 More actions · Answer 5

I have created a stored procedure for the exec function above. In Excel, I have added an existing connection with SQL type calling the stored procedure.

It worked perfectly.

Thanks for your help