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AdventureWorks Database: Any distinct businessentityid from the first query not found in the second query

SQL Query - AdventureWorks: Exercise-136 with Solution

136. From the following table write a query which is the combination of two queries. Return any distinct businessentityid from the 1st query that aren't also found in the 2nd query. Sort the result set in ascending order on businessentityid.

Sample table: Person.BusinessEntity


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Sample table: Person.Person


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Sample Solution:

SELECT businessentityid   
FROM person.businessentity    
except  
SELECT businessentityid   
FROM person.person
WHERE person.persontype = 'IN'  
ORDER BY businessentityid;

Sample Output:

businessentityid|
----------------+
               1|
               2|
               3|
               4|
               5|
               6|
               7|
               8|
               9|
              10|
              11|
...

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