Introduction to PIVOT operator in SQL
Learn how to use the PIVOT operator in SQL in a step-by-step manner.
2020-02-06
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A Possible Alternative to SQL UNPIVOT
Understand how to use the SQL UNPIVOT statement and then an equivalent using XML and XPath Querying in SQL Server.
2017-01-16
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Converting Rows to Columns (PIVOT) and Columns to Rows (UNPIVOT) in SQL Server
Learn how to convert row values into column values (PIVOT) and column values into row values (UNPIVOT) in SQL Server.
2015-06-16
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Converting Rows to Columns (PIVOT) and Columns to Rows (UNPIVOT) in SQL Server
Learn how to convert row values into column values (PIVOT) and column values into row values (UNPIVOT) in SQL Server.
2015-06-11
5,039 reads
Questions About Pivoting Data in SQL Server You Were Too Shy to Ask
Of all the basic SQL operations, the pivot seems to cause the most problems. It turns out that there are several questions that come to mind while learning about pivoting, but which are seldom asked on forums.
2015-01-19
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2015-09-10 (first published: 2014-05-08)
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PivotByDate clr stored procedure
This script pivots 1 to N numeric columns, grouping by 1 to N (N)(Var)char columns, pivoting by distinct date.
2013-10-30 (first published: 2013-10-15)
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Script to create dynamic PIVOT queries in SQL Server
Pivoting is a common reporting requirement - data is stored in columns and you need to present it in rows. This was a nice feature that was added to SQL Server, but you don't always know all of the values you need to pivot on. This tip looks at how you can dynamically create the pivot command to handle these unknown values.
2012-11-09
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Dynamic Columns with PIVOT Operator
Script to convert to N Columns the rows in a table with PIVOT Operator
2009-06-05 (first published: 2009-05-15)
1,992 reads
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