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LOGICAL PROCESSING ORDER OF SELECT XML TRICK: LIST OF D ETAILS

1. FROM table /* Table2 holds detail
2. ON join condition rows for Table1; e.g., order details to
3. JOIN table order headers. */
4. WHERE clauses
5. GROUP BY columns SELECT columns,
6. WITH CUBE / WITH ROLLUP colname = STUFF(
7. HAVING condition ( SELECT ','
8. SELECT columns + Name
9. DISTINCT FROM Table2
10.ORDER BY columns WHERE Table1.ID = Table2.ID
11.TOP % or number ORDER BY Name
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 1, '')
CTES FROM Table2
; WITH cteName ( columnList )
AS ( SELECT statement ) EXCEPT/INTERSECT
SELECT columns
FROM cteName SELECT col1, col2 FROM Table1
INNER JOIN table ON condition EXCEPT
SELECT col3, col4 FROM Table2
RECURSIVE CTES SELECT col1, col2 FROM Table1
; WITH cteName ( columnList ) INTERSECT
AS ( -- Anchor statement: SELECT col3, col4 FROM Table2
SELECT columns FROM table…
UNION ALL MERGE
-- Recursion statement:
SELECT columns FROM table… DECLARE @Changes
INNER JOIN cteName ON … TABLE(Change VARCHAR(20))
)
SELECT columns ; MERGE INTO DestTable
FROM cteName USING
( SELECT from sourceTable
) AS Source ( columnList )
OVER AND PARTITION BY ON DestTable.ID = Source.ID
/* Aggregate functions include COUNT,
MIN, MAX, AVG, ROW_COUNT(), etc. */ WHEN MATCHED THEN
Action on destination
SELECT /* E.g., UPDATE SET col1 = 1 */
agg_func(col1) OVER(),
agg_func(col1) WHEN NOT MATCHED BY TARGET|SOURCE
OVER(PARTITION BY col2), Action on destination
columns /* E.g., INSERT (col1) VALUES(1) */
FROM table…
OUTPUT $action INTO @Changes

SELECT * FROM @Changes

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