SAP Hybris C4C

SELECT Statements

A SELECT statement can consist of the following basic clauses.

  • SELECT

  • INTO

  • FROM

  • JOIN

  • WHERE

  • GROUP BY

  • HAVING

  • UNION

  • ORDER BY

  • LIMIT

SELECT Syntax

The following syntax diagram outlines the syntax supported by the SQL engine of the provider:

SELECT {

[ TOP <numeric_literal> | DISTINCT ]

{

*

| {

<expression> [ [ AS ] <column_reference> ]

| { <table_name> | <correlation_name> } .*

} [ , ... ]

}

[ INTO csv:// [ filename= ] <file_path> [ ;delimiter=tab ] ]

{

FROM <table_reference> [ [ AS ] <identifier> ]

} [ , ... ]

[ [

INNER | { { LEFT | RIGHT | FULL } [ OUTER ] }

] JOIN <table_reference> [ ON <search_condition> ] [ [ AS ] <identifier> ]

] [ ... ]

[ WHERE <search_condition> ]

[ GROUP BY <column_reference> [ , ... ]

[ HAVING <search_condition> ]

[ UNION [ ALL ] <select_statement> ]

[

ORDER BY

<column_reference> [ ASC | DESC ] [ NULLS FIRST | NULLS LAST ]

]

[

LIMIT <expression>

[

{ OFFSET | , }

<expression>

]

]

} | SCOPE_IDENTITY()

<expression> ::=

| <column_reference>

| @ <parameter>

| ?

| COUNT( * | { [ DISTINCT ] <expression> } )

| { AVG | MAX | MIN | SUM | COUNT } ( <expression> )

| NULLIF ( <expression> , <expression> )

| COALESCE ( <expression> , ... )

| CASE <expression>

WHEN { <expression> | <search_condition> } THEN { <expression> | NULL } [ ... ]

[ ELSE { <expression> | NULL } ]

END

| <literal>

| <sql_function>

<search_condition> ::=

{

<expression> { = | > | < | >= | <= | <> | != | LIKE | NOT LIKE | IN | NOT IN | IS NULL | IS NOT NULL | AND | OR | CONTAINS | BETWEEN } [ <expression> ]

} [ { AND | OR } ... ]

Examples

  1. Return all columns:

    SELECT * FROM AccountCollection

  2. Rename a column:

    SELECT [AccountName] AS MY_AccountName FROM AccountCollection

  3. Cast a column's data as a different data type:

    SELECT CAST(AnnualRevenue AS VARCHAR) AS Str_AnnualRevenue FROM AccountCollection

  4. Search data:

    SELECT * FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName <> 'MyAccount'

  5. Return the number of items matching the query criteria:

    SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM AccountCollection

  6. Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:

    SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT AccountName) FROM AccountCollection

  7. Return the unique items matching the query criteria:

    SELECT DISTINCT AccountName FROM AccountCollection

  8. Summarize data:

    SELECT AccountName, MAX(AnnualRevenue) FROM AccountCollection GROUP BY AccountName

    See Aggregate Functions below for details.

  9. Retrieve data from multiple tables.

    SELECT AccountCollection.AccountName, AccountNotesCollection.Text FROM AccountCollection, AccountNotesCollection WHERE AccountCollection.ObjectID = AccountNotesCollection.ParentObjectID

    See JOIN Queries below for details.

  10. Sort a result set in ascending order:

    SELECT ObjectID, AccountName FROM AccountCollection ORDER BY AccountName ASC

  11. Restrict a result set to the specified number of rows:

    SELECT ObjectID, AccountName FROM AccountCollection LIMIT 10

  12. Parameterize a query to pass in inputs at execution time. This enables you to create prepared statements and mitigate SQL injection attacks.

    SELECT * FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName = @param

Aggregate Functions

COUNT

Returns the number of rows matching the query criteria.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName = 'MyAccount'

COUNT(DISTINCT)

Returns the number of distinct, non-null field values matching the query criteria.

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ObjectID) AS DistinctValues FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName <> 'MyAccount'

AVG

Returns the average of the column values.

SELECT AccountName, AVG(AnnualRevenue) FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName <> 'MyAccount' GROUP BY AccountName

MIN

Returns the minimum column value.

SELECT MIN(AnnualRevenue), AccountName FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName <> 'MyAccount' GROUP BY AccountName

MAX

Returns the maximum column value.

SELECT AccountName, MAX(AnnualRevenue) FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName <> 'MyAccount' GROUP BY AccountName

SUM

Returns the total sum of the column values.

SELECT SUM(AnnualRevenue) FROM AccountCollection WHERE AccountName = 'MyAccount'

JOIN Queries

The Provider for SAP Cloud for Customer supports standard SQL joins like the following examples.

Inner Join

An inner join selects only rows from both tables that match the join condition:

SELECT AccountCollection.AccountName, AccountNotesCollection.Text FROM AccountCollection, AccountNotesCollection WHERE AccountCollection.ObjectID = AccountNotesCollection.ParentObjectID

Left Join

A left join selects all rows in the FROM table and only matching rows in the JOIN table:

SELECT AccountCollection.AccountName, AccountNotesCollection.Text FROM AccountCollection LEFT OUTER JOIN AccountNotesCollection ON AccountCollection.ObjectID = AccountNotesCollection.ParentObjectID

Date Literal Functions

The following date literal functions can be used to filter date fields using relative intervals. Note that while the <, >, and = operators are supported for these functions, <= and >= are not.

L_TODAY()

The current day.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_TODAY()

L_YESTERDAY()

The previous day.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_YESTERDAY()

L_TOMORROW()

The following day.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_TOMORROW()

L_LAST_WEEK()

Every day in the preceding week.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_LAST_WEEK()

L_THIS_WEEK()

Every day in the current week.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_THIS_WEEK()

L_NEXT_WEEK()

Every day in the following week.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_NEXT_WEEK()

Also available:

  • L_LAST/L_THIS/L_NEXT MONTH

  • L_LAST/L_THIS/L_NEXT QUARTER

  • L_LAST/L_THIS/L_NEXT YEAR

L_LAST_N_DAYS(n)

The previous n days, excluding the current day.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_LAST_N_DAYS(3)

L_NEXT_N_DAYS(n)

The following n days, including the current day.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_NEXT_N_DAYS(3)

Also available:

  • L_LAST/L_NEXT_90_DAYS

L_LAST_N_WEEKS(n)

Every day in every week, starting n weeks before current week, and ending in the previous week.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_LAST_N_WEEKS(3)

L_NEXT_N_WEEKS(n)

Every day in every week, starting the following week, and ending n weeks in the future.

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_NEXT_N_WEEKS(3)

Also available:

  • L_LAST/L_NEXT_N_MONTHS(n)

  • L_LAST/L_NEXT_N_QUARTERS(n)

  • L_LAST/L_NEXT_N_YEARS(n)

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