SELECT Statements
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 Epicor ERP adapter:
SELECT {
[ TOP <numeric_literal> | DISTINCT ]
{
*
| {
<expression> [ [ AS ] <column_reference> ]
| { <table_name> | <correlation_name> } .*
} [ , ... ]
}
{
FROM <table_reference> [ [ AS ] <identifier> ]
} [ , ... ]
[
JOIN <table_reference> [ ON <search_condition> ] [ [ AS ] <identifier> ]
] [ ... ]
[ WHERE <search_condition> ]
[ GROUP BY <column_reference> [ , ... ]
[ HAVING <search_condition> ]
[ UNION [ ALL ] <select_statement> ]
[
ORDER BY
<column_reference> [ ASC | DESC ] [ NULLS FIRST | NULLS LAST ]
]
[
LIMIT <expression>
[
{ OFFSET | , }
<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> { = | AND } [ <expression> ]
} [ { AND | OR } ... ]
Examples
- Return all columns:
SELECT * FROM Customers
- Rename a column:
SELECT "Company" AS MY_Company FROM Customers
- Cast a column's data as a different data type:
SELECT CAST(AnnualRevenue AS VARCHAR) AS Str_AnnualRevenue FROM Customers
- Search data:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE CompanyName <> 'CompanyName'
- The Epicor ERP APIs support the following operators in the WHERE clause: =, AND.
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE CompanyName <> 'CompanyName';
- Return the number of items matching the query criteria:
SELECT COUNT(*) AS MyCount FROM Customers
- Return the number of unique items matching the query criteria:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Company) FROM Customers
- Return the unique items matching the query criteria:
SELECT DISTINCT Company FROM Customers
- Sort a result set in ascending order:
SELECT CustNum, Company FROM Customers ORDER BY Company ASC
Aggregate Functions
For SELECT examples using aggregate functions, see Aggregate Functions.
JOIN Queries
See JOIN Queries for SELECT query examples using JOINs.
Date Literal Functions
Date Literal Functions contains SELECT examples with date literal functions.
Window Functions
See Window Functions for SELECT examples containing window functions.
Table-Valued Functions
See Table-Valued Functions for SELECT examples with table-valued functions.