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Combining Multiple Rows into 1 Row (but twice)


My query looks like this:

SELECT
    req.number
    , task.number
    , usr.vendor

FROM req
LEFT JOIN task on req.sys_id = task.req_item
LEFT JOIN usr on usr.sys_id = task.assigned_to

Results look like this:

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I want resulst to look like this:

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I've been trying to use STUFF but I'm not getting it. Can anyone help?

Thank you


Solution

  • Great explanation here:

    How Stuff and 'For Xml Path' work in SQL Server?

    
    --sample data
    CREATE TABLE #t1  (rnum VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL, tnum VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL, vendor VARCHAR (20) NOT NULL)
    
    INSERT INTO #t1
    VALUES
        ('R1','T1','A'),
        ('R1','T2','A'),
        ('R1','T3','B'),
        ('R2','T4','A'),
        ('R2','T5','A'),
        ('R3','T6','A'),
        ('R3','T6','B'),
        ('R3','T8','C');
    
    SELECT rnum, 
        tnum = STUFF ((SELECT ',' + tnum FROM #t1  t1 WHERE t2.rnum = t1.rnum FOR XML PATH ('')), 1, 1, ''), 
        vendor = STUFF ((SELECT ',' + vendor FROM #t1 t3 WHERE t2.rnum = t3.rnum FOR XML PATH ('')), 1, 1, '' )
    FROM #t1 t2
    GROUP BY rnum
    
    DROP TABLE #t1