AdventureWorks Database: Fetch any distinct values from left query of EXCEPT that aren't present in the query to the right
134. From the following tables write a query in SQL to fetch any distinct values from the left query that aren't also present in the query to the right.
Sample table: production.Product
productid|name |productnumber|makeflag|finishedgoodsflag|color |safetystocklevel|reorderpoint|standardcost|listprice|size|sizeunitmeasurecode|weightunitmeasurecode|weight |daystomanufacture|productline|class|style|productsubcategoryid|productmodelid|sellstartdate |sellenddate |discontinueddate|rowguid |modifieddate |
---------+--------------------------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+------------+----------------+------------+------------+---------+----+-------------------+---------------------+-------+-----------------+-----------+-----+-----+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+----------------+------------------------------------+-----------------------+
1|Adjustable Race |AR-5381 |false |false | | 1000| 750| 0| 0| | | | | 0| | | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |694215b7-08f7-4c0d-acb1-d734ba44c0c8|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
2|Bearing Ball |BA-8327 |false |false | | 1000| 750| 0| 0| | | | | 0| | | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |58ae3c20-4f3a-4749-a7d4-d568806cc537|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
3|BB Ball Bearing |BE-2349 |true |false | | 800| 600| 0| 0| | | | | 1| | | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |9c21aed2-5bfa-4f18-bcb8-f11638dc2e4e|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
4|Headset Ball Bearings |BE-2908 |false |false | | 800| 600| 0| 0| | | | | 0| | | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |ecfed6cb-51ff-49b5-b06c-7d8ac834db8b|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
316|Blade |BL-2036 |true |false | | 800| 600| 0| 0| | | | | 1| | | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |e73e9750-603b-4131-89f5-3dd15ed5ff80|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
317|LL Crankarm |CA-5965 |false |false |Black | 500| 375| 0| 0| | | | | 0| |L | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |3c9d10b7-a6b2-4774-9963-c19dcee72fea|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
318|ML Crankarm |CA-6738 |false |false |Black | 500| 375| 0| 0| | | | | 0| |M | | | |2008-04-30 00:00:00.000| | |eabb9a92-fa07-4eab-8955-f0517b4a4ca7|2014-02-08 10:01:36.827|
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Sample table: production.WorkOrder
workorderid|productid|orderqty|scrappedqty|startdate |enddate |duedate |scrapreasonid|modifieddate |
-----------+---------+--------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------------------+
1| 722| 8| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
2| 725| 15| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
3| 726| 9| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
4| 729| 16| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
5| 730| 14| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
6| 732| 16| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
7| 733| 4| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
8| 738| 19| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
9| 741| 2| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
10| 742| 3| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
11| 743| 1| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
12| 745| 1| 0|2011-06-03 00:00:00.000|2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|2011-06-14 00:00:00.000| |2011-06-13 00:00:00.000|
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Sample Solution:
-- Selecting ProductID values from the WorkOrder table that do not exist in the Product table using the EXCEPT operator
SELECT
-- Selecting the ProductID column from the WorkOrder table
ProductID
-- Selecting data from the WorkOrder table
FROM
Production.WorkOrder
-- Applying the EXCEPT operator to find ProductID values from the WorkOrder table that do not exist in the Product table
EXCEPT
-- Selecting the ProductID column from the Product table
SELECT
ProductID
-- Selecting data from the Product table
FROM
Production.Product ;
Explanation:
- This SQL code retrieves ProductID values from the WorkOrder table that do not exist in the Product table using the EXCEPT operator.
- The first SELECT statement selects ProductID values from the WorkOrder table.
- The second SELECT statement selects ProductID values from the Product table.
- The EXCEPT operator returns only the ProductID values from the first SELECT statement that do not exist in the result set of the second SELECT statement.
- The result set will contain ProductID values from the WorkOrder table that are not associated with any products in the Product table.
Sample Output:
productid| ---------+ N.B. : No result returns here
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