Returning 0's in a SUM (SQL Spackle)

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  • Looks too much complicated for the goal, isn't it ?

  • There may be other ways but apart from using a dedicated number table rather than spt_values, this is exactly the way I do it.

    I am intrigued by the comment that this looks too complicated. I would like to see a simpler example.

    In short, create a calendar table that holds the date / time / base value range and then embellish it with the actual data. How can this be achieved any simpler? Please share.

    A good article in my opinion.

    Dave

    David Bridge
    David Bridge Technology Limited
    www.davidbridgetechnology.com

  • Hi

    Can use cross-join with hour table

    This is easier solution by more costly on the execution plan

  • This should be a simpler solution.

    select N2.n as dan, N.n - 1 as Ura, isnull(sum(SaleQTY), 0) as D

    from dbo.GetNums(24) as N cross join dbo.GetNums(31) as N2

    left join (select datepart(day, SaleTime) as Dan, datepart(hh, SaleTime) as Ura, sum(SaleQTY) as SaleQTY

    from dbo.#SalesTestData

    group by datepart(day, SaleTime), datepart(hour, SaleTime))as D on D.Dan = N2.n and D.Ura = (N.n - 1)

    group by N2.n, N.n

    order by 1, 2

    Uncle Goole will tell you more about function GetNums ( = Virtual Auxiliary Table of Numbers).

  • Matjaz Justin (6/13/2011)


    This should be a simpler solution.

    select N2.n as dan, N.n - 1 as Ura, isnull(sum(SaleQTY), 0) as D

    from dbo.GetNums(24) as N cross join dbo.GetNums(31) as N2

    left join (select datepart(day, SaleTime) as Dan, datepart(hh, SaleTime) as Ura, sum(SaleQTY) as SaleQTY

    from dbo.#SalesTestData

    group by datepart(day, SaleTime), datepart(hour, SaleTime))as D on D.Dan = N2.n and D.Ura = (N.n - 1)

    group by N2.n, N.n

    order by 1, 2

    Uncle Goole will tell you more about function GetNums ( = Virtual Auxiliary Table of Numbers).

    Although I'm sure that Uncle Google will tell us about the GetNums, it would be real handy if you'd simply provide the URL in the future since you're the one that brought up the function. 😉

    --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.


    Helpful Links:
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  • harry9katz (6/13/2011)


    Hi

    Can use cross-join with hour table

    This is easier solution by more costly on the execution plan

    Cool! Got code? 😉

    --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.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • Folks, the GetNums function that Matjaz reference is Itzik Ben-Gan's cascading Cross Join code wrapped in a function. If you decide to use that instead of some other method, make sure you use the code that has "TOP" in it for the very reasons that Itzek mentions and the fact that I've also confirmed it's a bit faster than his previous rendition. Itzik's article can be found at the following URL:

    http://www.sqlmag.com/article/sql-server/virtual-auxiliary-table-of-numbers

    UPDATE!  The link above died because of the name change and system move many years back.  Here's the latest correct working link.

    https://www.itprotoday.com/server-virtualization/virtual-auxiliary-table-of-numbers

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by  Jeff Moden.
    • This reply was modified 2 weeks, 1 day ago by  Jeff Moden. Reason: Updated URL

    --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.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • Although the "GetNums" function would indeed make this simpler in-line, it simply moves the complexity to another routine. Combined, the two parts have nearly the same code.

    That having been said, standardizing common functions like getnums() is a good practice. The article is probably best viewed as a general approach to reporting on "sparse data". Instead of hours or dates, consider regions, possible questionnaire responses, etc.

    I've found that using in-memory tables and "building" results incrementally to be much clearer and less error-prone than highly complex joins, and with very acceptable performance (consider the use case...) I've seen many cases where the added developer time in debugging and maintaining far exceeds the additional performance time over the life of the application.

  • No need for uncle Google in this case, spt_values is quite enough, unless you are querying some large data warehouse.

    However, I agree that GetNums is a cool trick to generate large order numbers.

    I was thinking of the following solution:

    I first add one computed column in the fact table (I assume that it is ok to do that) in order to keep the query SARGable. The new column will have the sales datetime rounded up to hour percision.

    ALTER TABLE #SalesTestData

    ADD SaleTimeHour AS CONVERT(DATETIME, CONVERT(VARCHAR,SaleTime,112)+' '+CAST(DATEPART(HOUR,SaleTime) AS VARCHAR(2))+':00:00.000',112) PERSISTED

    The report will then be formed by this single query:

    DECLARE @StartDate DATETIME, @EndDate DATETIME

    SET @StartDate='2011-01-01 00:00:00.000'

    SET @EndDate='2011-12-01 00:00:00.000'

    SELECT CAST(AllDates.ReportDayHour AS DATE) AS ReportDay, CAST(AllDates.ReportDayHour AS TIME) AS ReportHour,

    ISNULL(SUM(s.SaleQty),0) AS TotalSaleQty

    FROM (

    SELECT DATEADD(hh,h.number,DATEADD(dd,d.number,DATEADD(mm,m.number,@StartDate))) AS ReportDayHour

    FROM master..spt_values m

    CROSS JOIN master..spt_values d

    CROSS JOIN master..spt_values h

    WHEREm.type='p' AND m.number BETWEEN 0 AND DATEDIFF(mm,@StartDate,@EndDate)

    AND d.type='p' AND d.number BETWEEN 0 AND 30

    AND h.type='p' AND h.number BETWEEN 0 AND 23

    ) AS AllDates

    LEFT JOIN #SalesTestData s ON s.SaleTimeHour=AllDates.ReportDayHour

    GROUP BY AllDates.ReportDayHour

    ORDER BY AllDates.ReportDayHour

    The parameters are the start and end moments of the reports, as any manager would want 🙂

  • Nice article.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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  • Congrats on the longest and thoroughest Sparkle ever! :w00t:

  • Matjaz Justin (6/13/2011)


    This should be a simpler solution.

    select N2.n as dan, N.n - 1 as Ura, isnull(sum(SaleQTY), 0) as D

    from dbo.GetNums(24) as N cross join dbo.GetNums(31) as N2

    left join (select datepart(day, SaleTime) as Dan, datepart(hh, SaleTime) as Ura, sum(SaleQTY) as SaleQTY

    from dbo.#SalesTestData

    group by datepart(day, SaleTime), datepart(hour, SaleTime))as D on D.Dan = N2.n and D.Ura = (N.n - 1)

    group by N2.n, N.n

    order by 1, 2

    Uncle Goole will tell you more about function GetNums ( = Virtual Auxiliary Table of Numbers).

    Hmmmm... yes, your code is simpler but your code is also calculating sums for the whole table instead of just a day or a month as was done in the article. Modify your code to handle a given month and then we'll see. 😉

    --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.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • Hi

    You have to add hour to both tables

    SELECT cast(floor(cast(SaleTime as float)) as datetime)Saledate,DATEPART(hour,SaleTime) saleshour

    ,sum([SaleQty]) sumsales

    into #salessum

    FROM #SalesTestData

    group by cast(floor(cast(SaleTime as float)) as datetime),DATEPART(hour,SaleTime)

    order by cast(floor(cast(SaleTime as float)) as datetime),DATEPART(hour,SaleTime)

    here U get the first table that the article started with

    U get salesum but not on every hour

    Then U add to the #Clendertest for every day all the hours

    an now it is simple

    SELECT dbo.CalendarTest.hourid, dbo.CalendarTest.StartDate, ISNULL(SUM(dbo.saleoneday.sumsales), 0) AS sumsales

    FROM dbo.saleoneday RIGHT OUTER JOIN

    dbo.CalendarTest ON dbo.saleoneday.Saledate = dbo.CalendarTest.StartDate AND dbo.saleoneday.saleshour = dbo.CalendarTest.hourid

    GROUP BY dbo.CalendarTest.hourid, dbo.CalendarTest.StartDate

    ORDER BY dbo.CalendarTest.StartDate, dbo.CalendarTest.hourid

  • Ninja's_RGR'us (6/13/2011)


    Congrats on the longest and thoroughest Sparkle ever! :w00t:

    Thank you

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