AdventureWorks Database: Join the name, color etc.

SQL Query - AdventureWorks: Exercise-60 with Solution

60. From the following table write a query in SQL to concatenate the name, color, and productnumber columns.

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 Solution:

-- Selecting a concatenated string containing product details and color information, along with the color column itself
SELECT CONCAT( name, '   color:-',color,' Product Number:', productnumber ) AS result, color
-- From the Production schema's Product table
FROM production.product;

Explanation:

• The SQL query retrieves data from the Product table within the Production schema.
• It constructs a concatenated string using the CONCAT() function to combine various elements such as name, color, and product number.
• The CONCAT() function concatenates multiple strings together.
• In the concatenated string:
• name represents the product name.
• ' color:-' is a separator text indicating the start of the color information.
• color represents the color of the product.
• ' Product Number:' is a separator text indicating the start of the product number information.
• productnumber represents the product number.
• The concatenated string is aliased as 'result'.
• The color column is also selected separately.

Sample Output:

result                                                         |color |
---------------------------------------------------------------+------+
Adjustable Race   color:- Product Number:AR-5381               |      |
Bearing Ball   color:- Product Number:BA-8327                  |      |
BB Ball Bearing   color:- Product Number:BE-2349               |      |
Headset Ball Bearings   color:- Product Number:BE-2908         |      |
Blade   color:- Product Number:BL-2036                         |      |
LL Crankarm   color:-Black Product Number:CA-5965              |Black |
ML Crankarm   color:-Black Product Number:CA-6738              |Black |
HL Crankarm   color:-Black Product Number:CA-7457              |Black |
Chainring Bolts   color:-Silver Product Number:CB-2903         |Silver|
Chainring Nut   color:-Silver Product Number:CN-6137           |Silver|
Chainring   color:-Black Product Number:CR-7833                |Black |
...

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