sql-serverhierarchyid

Select records from structure excluding below specific records


I have the need to select records from a SQL database but skip all records below records with specific values in the column.

Example data from multiple joined tables:

POSITION    CODE        VALUE
1           A001        No
2           A002        Yes
2.1         A005        No
2.2         A006        No
3           A003        No
4           A004        No
4.1         A007        No

I would like that positions 2.1 and 2.2 to be excluded from the result because they reside below the record with VALUE=Yes:

POSITION    CODE        VALUE
1           A001        No
2           A002        Yes
3           A003        No
4           A004        No
4.1         A007        No

WHERE VALUE<>'YES' Just leaves out the lines which contain this value. I don't know how to exclude the lines below.

The value Yes can exist on any level in the structure. How can I exclude those lines below?


Solution

  • Depending on your use case, you can use hierachical data type :

    CREATE TABLE #TMP (
        POSITION HIERARCHYID,
        CODE CHAR(4),
        VAL BIT
    );
    
    INSERT INTO #TMP
    VALUES
        ('/1/', 'A001', 0),
        ('/2/', 'A002', 1),
        ('/2/1/', 'A005', 0),
        ('/2/2/', 'A006', 0),
        ('/3/', 'A003', 0),
        ('/4/', 'A004', 0),
        ('/4/1/', 'A007', 0)
    
    ;WITH CTE AS
    (
        SELECT
            POSITION,
            CODE,
            VAL
        FROM #TMP
        WHERE POSITION.GetAncestor(1) = HIERARCHYID::Parse('/')
    
        UNION ALL
    
        SELECT
            #TMP.POSITION,
            #TMP.CODE,
            #TMP.VAL
        FROM #TMP
        INNER JOIN CTE
            ON #TMP.POSITION.IsDescendantOf(CTE.POSITION) = 1
            AND #TMP.POSITION != CTE.POSITION
        WHERE CTE.VAL != 1
    )
    SELECT
        CAST(POSITION AS NVARCHAR(100)) AS POSITION,
        CODE,
        CASE VAL WHEN 1 THEN 'Yes' ELSE 'No' END AS VALUE
    FROM CTE
    
    DROP TABLE #TMP
    

    Result :

    POSITION CODE VALUE
    /1/ A001 NO
    /2/ A002 YES
    /3/ A003 NO
    /4/ A004 NO
    /4/1/ A007 NO