A SELECT statement can consist of the following basic clauses.
SELECT
INTO
FROM
JOIN
WHERE
GROUP BY
HAVING
UNION
ORDER BY
LIMIT
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 } ... ]
Return all columns:
SELECT * FROM Customer
Rename a column:
SELECT [Name] AS MY_Name FROM Customer
Cast a column's data as a different data type:
SELECT CAST(AnnualRevenue AS VARCHAR) AS Str_AnnualRevenue FROM Customer
Search data:
SELECT * FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe'
Return the number of items matching the query criteria:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM Customer
Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Name) FROM Customer
Return the unique items matching the query criteria:
SELECT DISTINCT Name FROM Customer
Summarize data:
SELECT Name, MAX(AnnualRevenue) FROM Customer GROUP BY Name
See Aggregate Functions below for details.
Retrieve data from multiple tables.
SELECT Customer.Notes, SalesInvoice.TotalAmount FROM Customer, SalesInvoice WHERE Customer.Id=SalesInvoice.CustomerId
See JOIN Queries below for details.
Sort a result set in ascending order:
SELECT Id, Name FROM Customer ORDER BY Name ASC
Restrict a result set to the specified number of rows:
SELECT Id, Name FROM Customer LIMIT 10
Parameterize a query to pass in inputs at execution time. This enables you to create prepared statements and mitigate SQL injection attacks.
SELECT * FROM Customer WHERE Name = @param
Returns the number of rows matching the query criteria.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe'
Returns the number of distinct, non-null field values matching the query criteria.
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Id) AS DistinctValues FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe'
Returns the average of the column values.
SELECT Name, AVG(AnnualRevenue) FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe' GROUP BY Name
Returns the minimum column value.
SELECT MIN(AnnualRevenue), Name FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe' GROUP BY Name
Returns the maximum column value.
SELECT Name, MAX(AnnualRevenue) FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe' GROUP BY Name
Returns the total sum of the column values.
SELECT SUM(AnnualRevenue) FROM Customer WHERE Name = 'Jon Doe'
The Provider for Microsoft Dynamics GP supports standard SQL joins like the following examples.
An inner join selects only rows from both tables that match the join condition:
SELECT Customer.Notes, SalesInvoice.TotalAmount FROM Customer, SalesInvoice WHERE Customer.Id=SalesInvoice.CustomerId
A left join selects all rows in the FROM table and only matching rows in the JOIN table:
SELECT Customer.Notes, SalesInvoice.TotalAmount FROM Customers LEFT OUTER JOIN SalesInvoice ON Customer.Id=SalesInvoice.CustomerId
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.
The current day.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_TODAY()
The previous day.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_YESTERDAY()
The following day.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_TOMORROW()
Every day in the preceding week.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_LAST_WEEK()
Every day in the current week.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_THIS_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
The previous n days, excluding the current day.
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyDateField = L_LAST_N_DAYS(3)
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
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)
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)