A SELECT statement can consist of the following basic clauses.

• SELECT
• INTO
• FROM
• JOIN
• WHERE
• GROUP BY
• HAVING
• UNION
• ORDER BY
• LIMIT

SELECT Syntax

The following syntax diagram outlines the syntax supported by the FinancialForce with SSO adapter:

SELECT {
  [ TOP <numeric_literal> ]
  { 
    * 
    | { 
        <expression> [ [ AS ] <column_reference> ] 
        | { <table_name> | <correlation_name> } .* 
      } [ , ... ] 
  }
  [ INTO csv:// [ filename= ] <file_path> [ ;delimiter=tab ] ]
  { 
    FROM <table_reference> [ [ AS ] <identifier> ] 
  } [ , ... ]
  [ [ 
      INNER | { { LEFT | RIGHT | FULL  } [ OUTER ] }  
    ] JOIN <table_reference> [ ON <search_condition> ] [ [ AS ] <identifier> ] 
  ] [ ... ] 
  [ WHERE <search_condition> ]
  [ GROUP BY <column_reference> [ , ... ]
  [ HAVING <search_condition> ]
  [ 
    ORDER BY 
    <column_reference> [ ASC | DESC ] [ NULLS FIRST | NULLS LAST ]
  ]
  [
    LIMIT <expression>
  ] 
} | SCOPE_IDENTITY() 

  <expression> ::=
    | <column_reference>
    | @ <parameter> 
    | ?
    | COUNT( * | { [ DISTINCT ] <expression> } )
    | { AVG | MAX | MIN | SUM | COUNT } ( <expression> ) 
    | NULLIF ( <expression> , <expression> ) 
    | COALESCE ( <expression> , ... ) 
    | CASE <expression>
        WHEN { <expression> | <search_condition> } THEN { <expression> | NULL } [ ... ]
    [ ELSE { <expression> | NULL } ]
      END 
    | <literal>
    | <sql_function> 

  <search_condition> ::= 
    {
      <expression> { = | > | < | >= | <= | <> | != | LIKE | NOT LIKE | IS NULL | IS NOT NULL | IN | NOT IN | AND | OR } [ <expression> ]
    } [ { AND | OR } ... ]

Examples

1. Return all columns:
   

   SELECT * FROM Account

2. Rename a column:
   

   SELECT "Name" AS MY_Name FROM Account

3. Cast a column's data as a different data type:
   

   SELECT CAST(AnnualRevenue AS VARCHAR) AS Str_AnnualRevenue FROM Account

4. Search data:
   

   SELECT * FROM Account WHERE Industry = 'Floppy Disks'

5. The FinancialForce with SSO APIs support the following operators in the WHERE clause: =, >, <, >=, <=, <>, !=, LIKE, NOT LIKE, IS NULL, IS NOT NULL, IN, NOT IN, AND, OR.
   

   SELECT * FROM Account WHERE Industry = 'Floppy Disks';

6. Return the number of items matching the query criteria:
   

   SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM Account 

7. Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:
   

   SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Name) FROM Account 

8. Summarize data:
   

   SELECT Name, MAX(AnnualRevenue) FROM Account  GROUP BY Name

   See Aggregate Functions for details.
9. Retrieve data from multiple tables.
   

   SELECT Account.Id, Account.Name, Account.Fax, Opportunity.AccountId, Opportunity.CloseDate FROM Account INNER JOIN Opportunity ON Account.Id = Opportunity.AccountId

   See JOIN Queries for details.
10. Sort a result set in ascending order:
    

    SELECT BillingState, Name FROM Account  ORDER BY Name ASC