Alternative to Outer Join Required !!!

d/b version 11g R2
i have 3 tables a,b and c.Below is the data in the tables.
table A
SQL> select id from a;
        ID
         1
         2
         3
         4
         5
table B
SQL> select id from b;
        ID
         1
         2
         3
         4
         5
         6
         7
         8
         9
        10
table C
SQL> select id from c;
        ID
         1
         2
         3
         4
         5
         6
         7
         8
         9
        10
        11
        12
        13
        14
        15
I would like to rewrite the below query's in the form of union set operators, Could some body help me out
select a.id,b.id,c.id from a full outer join b on (a.id=b.id) left outer join on (b.id=c.id);
select a.id,b.id,c.id from a full outer join b on (a.id=b.id) right outer join on (b.id=c.id);

You need to post expected results. Your both queries have syntax issues. Theay are missing table c name and ON clause. For eample, corrected first query:
with a as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 5),
     b as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 10),
     c as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 15)
select a.id,
        b.id,
        c.id
from      a
        full outer join
            b
          on a.id=b.id
        left outer join
            c
          on b.id=c.id
        ID         ID         ID
         1          1          1
         2          2          2
         3          3          3
         4          4          4
         5          5          5
                    6          6
                    7          7
                    8          8
                    9          9
                   10         10
10 rows selected.
SQL> But is it expected result? Are you looking for:
with a as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 5),
     b as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 10),
     c as (select level id from dual connect by level <= 15)
select a.id,
        b.id,
        c.id
from      a
        full outer join
            b
          on a.id=b.id
        full outer join
            c
          on b.id=c.id
        ID         ID         ID
         1          1          1
         2          2          2
         3          3          3
         4          4          4
         5          5          5
                    6          6
                    7          7
                    8          8
                    9          9
                   10         10
                              15
        ID         ID         ID
                              12
                              14
                              13
                              11
15 rows selected.
SQL> SY.

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C2
FROM
T1
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C1,
C2
FROM
T2;
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C1,
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FROM
T1;
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C2
FROM
T1
MINUS
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C1,
C2
FROM
T2
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C1,
C2
FROM
T2
MINUS
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C1,
C2
FROM
T1;
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3 01-MAR-11
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21 19-MAR-11
24 22-MAR-11
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SELECT
FROM
(SELECT
    C1,
    C2
FROM
    T1
MINUS
SELECT
    C1,
    C2
FROM
    T2)
UNION
SELECT
FROM
(SELECT
    C1,
    C2
FROM
    T2
MINUS
SELECT
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    C2
FROM
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2 28-FEB-11
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10 08-MAR-11
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20 18-MAR-11
21 19-MAR-11
24 22-MAR-11
27 25-MAR-11
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SELECT
T1.C1,
T1.C2
FROM
T1,
T2
WHERE
T1.C1=T2.C1(+)
AND T2.C1 IS NULL
UNION
SELECT
T2.C1,
T2.C2
FROM
T1,
T2
WHERE
T2.C1=T1.C1(+)
AND T1.C1 IS NULL;
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2 28-FEB-11
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FROM
T1 FULL OUTER JOIN T2
    ON T1.C1=T2.C1
MINUS
SELECT
T1.C1,
T1.C2
FROM
T1,
T2
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Charles Hooper
Co-author of "Expert Oracle Practices: Oracle Database Administration from the Oak Table"
http://hoopercharles.wordpress.com/
IT Manager/Oracle DBA
K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc.

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'Transaction Type', xxdbd_get_sib_cont_id(xxdbd_get_parent_cle_id(l.cle_id,2)),null) ee_id,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Business Process', l.attribute1) Coverage_Hours,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Business Process', l.attribute2) Reaction_Times,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Business Process', l.attribute3) Resolution_Times,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Business Process', l.attribute4) Repair_Times,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Business Process', DECODE(l.attribute5,
'RA', 'REACTION'
, 'RS', 'RESOLUTION'
, 'RR', 'REACTION & RESOLUTION'
, 'NR', 'NO REQUIREMENT',
l.attribute5)) Performance_Requirement,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Template Header', l.attribute1) Penalty,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Template Header', l.attribute2) Penalty_Amount,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Template Header', l.attribute3) Penalty_Bonus,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute1) Mon_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute2) Mon_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute3) Tues_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute4) Tues_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute5) Wed_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute6) Wed_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute7) Thu_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute8) Thu_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute9) Fri_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute10) Fri_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute11) Sat_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute12) Sat_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute13) Sun_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute14) Sun_Break_End,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Transaction Type', l.attribute1) Split_Covering,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Transaction Type', l.attribute2) Cash_Handling
from okc_k_lines_b l , okc_k_headers_b h--, xxdbd_temp_flex_contract tfc
where l.attribute_category in ('Coverage Break', 'Business Process', 'Coverage Template Header','Transaction Type')
and h.id = l.dnz_chr_id
-- and h.contract_number in (select contract_number from xxdbd_flex_contract)
-- and tfc.contract_number = h.contract_number
) attr
where core.ee_id = attr.ee_id (+)
and core.contract_number = attr.contract_number (+);
create or replace view xxdbd_contract_lines as
select aa.id Contract_id,
bb.id Service_id,
aa.CONTRACT_NUMBER,
F1.USER_NAME Created_By,
F2.USER_NAME LastUpdated_By,
bb.LINE_NUMBER Service_Line_No,
bb.LINE_NUMBER ||'.'|| cc.LINE_NUMBER Product_Line_No,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetServNameInv(bb.id) Service,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetServDescInv(bb.id) Service_Desc,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetServicePrice(bb.id) Service_Price,
bb.PRICE_UNIT Service_List_Price,
bb.CURRENCY_CODE,
aa.SCS_CODE Contract_Type,
bb.STS_CODE Service_Status,
bb.TRN_CODE Term_Code,
bb.START_DATE Service_start,
bb.END_DATE Service_end,
TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(Null, bb.id, 'OKX_BILLTO' )) SERVICE_BillToSite,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetLocAccount(TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(Null, bb.id, 'OKX_BILLTO' ))) Bill_Account,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetLocation(TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(NULL, bb.id, 'OKX_BILLTO' ))) Service_BillTo,
TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(NULL, bb.id, 'OKX_SHIPTO' )) SERVICE_ShipToSite ,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetLocation(TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(NULL, bb.id, 'OKX_SHIPTO' ))) Service_Ship_To,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetLocAccount(TO_NUMBER(OKS_ENT_UTIL_PVT.get_billtoshipto(NULL, bb.id, 'OKX_SHIPTO' ))) Ship_Account,
bb.DATE_RENEWED,
bb.DATE_TERMINATED,
cc.START_DATE Eqp_Start,
cc.END_DATE Eqp_End,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetEqpNoInvoice(cc.id) Eqp_No,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetEqpDescInvoice(cc.ID) Eqp_Desc,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetEqpQuantityInvoice(cc.id) Eqp_Quan,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetEqpSerialNoInvoice(cc.id) Eqp_Serial,
xxdbd_Disco_Service_Contract.GetCustomerCt(aa.id, bb.id) Cust_Contact,
DD.ORGANIZATION_ID,
dd.INSTALL_ADDRESS,
dd.INSTALL_DATE,
dd.INSTALL_SITE_ID INSTALL_SITE_USE_ID,
dd.PARTY_SITE_NAME INSTALL_SITE_NAME,
dd.PARTY_SITE_NUMBER INSTALL_SITE_NUMBER
,cii.inventory_item_id
,cii.inv_master_organization_id
,aa.authoring_org_id
,cc.id equipment_id
,TO_NUMBER(replace(bb.attribute12,',','')) annual_contract_amt
,ou.name operating_unit
,ou.organization_id operating_unit_id
,substr(xxdbd_ra_utility.Get_BusinessProcess(cc.cle_id),1,100) business_process
,cii.instance_id
,cii.instance_number
from okc_k_headers_b aa
,okc_k_lines_b bb
,okc_k_lines_b cc
,fnd_user f1
,fnd_user f2
,csi_item_instances cii
,okc_k_items items
,hr_all_organization_units ou
,xxdbd_oks_install_info_v dd
where aa.id = bb.dnz_chr_id
and bb.cle_id is null
and cc.cle_id = bb.id
and cc.dnz_chr_id = aa.id
and f1.user_id = bb.created_by
and f2.user_id = bb.last_updated_by
and cc.lse_id in (9,25,18,40)
and dd.line_id (+) = cc.id
and items.cle_id = cc.id
and cii.instance_id = items.object1_id1
and aa.authoring_org_id = ou.organization_id (+);
Here are the explain plans from TOAD:
Operation Object Name Rows Bytes Cost Object Node In/Out PStart PStop
SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer Mode=CHOOSE 6 49124
NESTED LOOPS OUTER 6 80 K 49124
VIEW 6 80 K 49112
HASH JOIN 6 1 K 49112
HASH JOIN 17 K 2 M 20214
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 5 K 175 K 37
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 17 K 1 M 20162
INDEX SKIP SCAN XXDBD.XXDBD_OKC_K_LINES_B_N10 39 17085
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 502 K 34 M 27803
VIEW PUSHED PREDICATE 1 107 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 42 3 K 216
NESTED LOOPS 50 5 K 219
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 1 33 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B_U2 1 2
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_N2 1 K 32
Operation Object Name Rows Bytes Cost Object Node In/Out PStart PStop
SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer Mode=CHOOSE 245 63309
NESTED LOOPS 245 291 K 63309
NESTED LOOPS OUTER 245 286 K 63064
NESTED LOOPS 245 80 K 62574
HASH JOIN 245 74 K 61839
HASH JOIN 245 71 K 61756
HASH JOIN OUTER 245 68 K 61673
HASH JOIN 245 60 K 61664
HASH JOIN 205 K 32 M 28046
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 5 K 244 K 37
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 205 K 23 M 27803
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 2 M 168 M 27803
TABLE ACCESS FULL HR.HR_ALL_ORGANIZATION_UNITS 2 K 64 K 8
TABLE ACCESS FULL APPLSYS.FND_USER 13 K 172 K 81
TABLE ACCESS FULL APPLSYS.FND_USER 13 K 172 K 81
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
VIEW APPS.XXDBD_OKS_INSTALL_INFO_V 1 861 2
UNION-ALL PARTITION
NESTED LOOPS 1 167 9
NESTED LOOPS 1 108 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_PARTY_SITES 1 23 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_PARTY_SITES_U1 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_LOCATIONS 1 59 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_LOCATIONS_U1 1
NESTED LOOPS 1 144 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_LOCATIONS 1 59 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_LOCATIONS_U1 1
NESTED LOOPS 1 161 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_PARTIES 1 76 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_PARTIES_U1 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 21 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
And here is the SQL to join:
select * from xxdbd_contract_lines l, xxdbd_contract_flexfields f
where f.service_id (+) = l.service_id
and f.contract_number (+) = l.contract_number
and l.contract_number = 'NL0000014'
Operation Object Name Rows Bytes Cost Object Node In/Out PStart PStop
SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer Mode=CHOOSE 1 49221
HASH JOIN OUTER 1 38 K 49221
VIEW APPS.XXDBD_CONTRACT_LINES 1 19 K 96
NESTED LOOPS OUTER 1 1 K 96
NESTED LOOPS 1 358 94
NESTED LOOPS 1 345 93
NESTED LOOPS 1 332 92
NESTED LOOPS 1 311 91
NESTED LOOPS 1 285 88
NESTED LOOPS 448 72 K 88
NESTED LOOPS OUTER 1 78 4
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 1 46 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B_U2 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID HR.HR_ALL_ORGANIZATION_UNITS 1 32 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN HR.HR_ORGANIZATION_UNITS_PK 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 378 32 K 84
INDEX RANGE SCAN XXDBD.XXDBD_OKC_K_LINES_B_N10 378 16
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 119
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_N2 1 K 32
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 21 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID APPLSYS.FND_USER 1 13 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN APPLSYS.FND_USER_U1 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID APPLSYS.FND_USER 1 13 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN APPLSYS.FND_USER_U1 1
VIEW APPS.XXDBD_OKS_INSTALL_INFO_V 1 861 2
UNION-ALL PARTITION
NESTED LOOPS 1 167 9
NESTED LOOPS 1 108 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_PARTY_SITES 1 23 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_PARTY_SITES_U1 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_LOCATIONS 1 59 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_LOCATIONS_U1 1
NESTED LOOPS 1 144 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_LOCATIONS 1 59 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_LOCATIONS_U1 1
NESTED LOOPS 1 161 8
NESTED LOOPS 1 85 7
NESTED LOOPS 1 51 6
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 1 25 3
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_U1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS 1 26 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_ITEMS_N1 1 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES 1 34 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN CSI.CSI_ITEM_INSTANCES_U01 1
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID AR.HZ_PARTIES 1 76 1
INDEX UNIQUE SCAN AR.HZ_PARTIES_U1 1
VIEW APPS.XXDBD_CONTRACT_FLEXFIELDS 6 112 K 49124
NESTED LOOPS OUTER 6 80 K 49124
VIEW 6 80 K 49112
HASH JOIN 6 1 K 49112
HASH JOIN 17 K 2 M 20214
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 5 K 175 K 37
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 17 K 1 M 20162
INDEX SKIP SCAN XXDBD.XXDBD_OKC_K_LINES_B_N10 39 17085
TABLE ACCESS FULL OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 502 K 34 M 27803
VIEW PUSHED PREDICATE 1 107 2
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B 42 3 K 216
NESTED LOOPS 50 5 K 219
TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B 1 33 3
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_HEADERS_B_U2 1 2
INDEX RANGE SCAN OKC.OKC_K_LINES_B_N2 1 K 32

DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Template Header', l.attribute3) Penalty_Bonus,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Coverage Break', l.attribute1) Mon_Break_Start,
DECODE(l.attribute_category, 'Transaction Type', l.attribute1) Split_Covering,Uh oh, the dreaded entity attibute value, or generic, data model.
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:10678084117056
I am afraid slow performance is a built in feature of this database design, not much you can do in queries.
You could possibly create the views as materialized views and query those instead.
Quote from the linked article
But, how does it perform? Miserably, terribly, horribly. A simple "select
first_name, last_name from person" query is transformed into a 3-table join with
aggregates and all. Further, if the attributes are "NULLABLE" - that is, there
might not be a row in OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES for some attributes, you may have to
outer join instead of just joining which in some cases can remove more optimal
query plans from consideration.
Writing queries might look pretty straightforward, but it's impossible to do in
a performant fashion.

Need to specify LEFT OUTER JOIN while using data from logical database BRM?

I'm trying to extract data for external processing using SQVI. The fields required are in tables BKPF (Document Header) and BSEG (document detail) so I'm using logical database BRM. Note: required fields include the SPGR* (blocking reasons) which don't appear to be in BSIS/BSAS/BSID/BSAD/BSIK/BSAK, hence I can't just use a Table Join on any of these but have to use BSEG, hence BRM.
If the document type is an invoice, I also need to include the PO number from table EKKO (PO header), if present, hence I'd like to add this to the list. However, if I do this, it seems that some records are no longer display, e.g. AB documents.
The interesting thing is that not all records are suppressed, so it's not a simple case of the logical database using an effective INNER JOIN, but the effect is similar.
In any event, is there a way to specify that the link to table EKKO should be treated as an effective LEFT OUTER JOIN, i.e. records from BKPF/BSEG should be included irrespective of whether any records from EKKO/EKPO exist or not?
Alternatively, is there some other way to get the SPGR* fields (for example) from BSEG and still join the BKPF? Of course, one solution is to use multiple queries, but I was hoping to avoid this.

Thanks for everyone's responses, I know how to work around the problem with sql, I am wanting to see if there is a way to make the outer joins filter go in the join clause instead of the where clause with Crystal Reports standard functionality.
We have some Crystal Reports users that are not sql users, i.e. benefit specialists, payroll specialists and compensation analysts who have Crystal Reports. I was hoping this functionality was available for them. I just made my example a simple one, but often reports have multiple outer joins with maybe 2 or three of the outer joins needing a filter on them that won't make them into an inner join.
Such as
Select person information
outer join address record
outer join email record
outer join tax record (filter for active state record & filter for code = STATE )
outer join pay rates record
outer join phone#s (filter for home phone#)
I thought maybe the functionality may be available, that I just don't know how or where to use it. Maybe it is just not available.
If it is not available, I will probably need to setup some standard views for them to query, rather than expecting them to pull the tables together themselves.

Left Outer Join in Logical Layer

Dear Gurus,
I have report like this:
Absent
3 31
Month-Name
Jan 1 2
Feb
March
I use Master Date as dimension and Transactional Absent as fact
How if I want to show the date (from 1 to 31) even if there's no transaction?
How to use driving table and join in the business logical?or there is another alternatif?
Please help
Regards
Maria

Hi,
If you want to show all the transactions for the month, even if there is no transactions then you need to use the outer joins present in the BMM layer. Left, right and full outer joins according to your requirement. Driving tables are used when the number of the data is low to pick up the table.
Hope this helped/ answered.
Regards
MuRam

Full outer Join:ORA-01790

Hi All,
The issue may be silly, but we cant make it out:
    DB : Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - ProdWe are running the below query with no issues:
select t1.text,t2.text text2,t1.line,decode(upper(t1.text),upper(t2.text),1,0) flg
from
   (select text,row_number() over(order by line) line
    from user_source
   where name = 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC_LBK'
   and replace(trim(text),chr(10)) is not null
   ) t1,
   (select text ,row_number() over(order by line) line
    from user_source
    where name = 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC'
    and trim(replace(text,chr(10))) is not null) t2
where t1.line = t2.lineBut when trying for an outer join it is giving error like
ORA-01790: expression must have same datatype as corresponding expressionOuter Join Query:
select t1.text,t2.text,t1.line,decode(upper(t1.text),upper(t2.text),1,0) flg
from
   (select text,row_number() over(order by line) line
    from user_source
    where name = 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC_LBK'
    and replace(trim(text),chr(10)) is not null
    ) t1 full outer join
    (select text ,row_number() over(order by line) line
    from user_source
    where name = 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC'
    and trim(replace(text,chr(10))) is not null) t2
on( t1.line = t2.line )Any idea what is wrong here?
Thanks,
Jeneesh

Not sure what is wrong with your version. It might have to do with row_number not working on an empty row (outer joined).
How about this alternative?
The approach is a bit different, but it uses only one access to the user_source view.
select s.lineNo, min(s.text1) text1, min(s.text2) text2, decode(upper(min(s.text1)), upper(min(s.text2)), 1, 0) flag
from
(select decode(u.name, 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC_LBK', u.text) text1
       ,decode(u.name, 'COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC'
, u.text) text2
       ,u.name,
        row_number() over (partition by u.name order by u.line) lineNo
from user_source u
where u.name in ('COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC_LBK','COLL_MVIEW_REFRESH_PROC'
/* and u.TYPE = 'PROCEDURE' */
and replace(trim(u.text),chr(10)) is not null
) s
group by s.lineNo
order by s.lineNo;Edited by: Sven W. on Nov 18, 2008 5:24 PM

Issues with using Outer join in Data Template

Hi all,
this is my data in two tables .
Table Ronny1
colA colB
1 u
2 v
3 x
Table Ronny2
colC colD
1 q
2 r
This is my data template
<dataTemplate name="MGF" dataSourceRef="Source1">
     <dataQuery>
          <sqlStatement name="Q1" dataSourceRef="Source1">
               <![CDATA[select C, D from Ronny2]]>
          </sqlStatement>
          <sqlStatement name="Q2" dataSourceRef="Source2">
               <![CDATA[select A , B from lokesh1 where A = :C]]>
          </sqlStatement>
     </dataQuery>
     <dataStructure>
          <group name="G1" source="Q1">
               <group name="G2" source="Q2">
                    <element name="A" value="A"/>
                    <element name="B" value="B"/>
               </group>
          </group>
     </dataStructure>
</dataTemplate>
Now this would give me result as
A B
1 u
2 v
however my requirement is this
A B
1 u
2 v
3 x
that is, i want to display all the rows of table Ronny1 and matching rows from table Ronny2. I tried modifiying my second sql as
<![CDATA[select A , B from lokesh1 where A = :C (+)]]> ( using a outer join)
but this does give me correct data and comes back with the cartesion product.
Can anyone please answer this for me that how can we use the outer join in data templaes.
Thanks
Ronny

hey vetsrini,
sorry for the confusion here,
actually i want to display all the rows from table Ronny1 and i am also pulling in the matching rows from table Ronny2 and my data structure looks as ( pulling in column D from table Ronny2)
<dataStructure>
<group name="G1" source="Q1">
<group name="G2" source="Q2">
<element name="A" value="A"/>
<element name="B" value="B"/>
<element name="D" value="D"/>
</group>
</group>
</dataStructure>
and this is what i want the output to be
A B D
1 u q
2 v r
3 x
Hence the row where A <> C the data in the D column will be null, same as in the case of outer join.
any suggestions
Thx
Ronny

Custom report outer-join display problem

I have written a custom report for Grid that produces info on database options, combined with info on the hardware of the servers where the databases reside. It is a customer requirement that all output be displayed as one huge table, with duplicate cells where logic dictates... so I've used a couple of nested queries + outer joins.
My SQL query provides the correct data, however Grid appears to be acting clever, and instead of displaying one big table with duplicate values where required, it is splitting the output into a series of tables.
It might look neater, but it's not what I've been asked to provide.
Is there anything I can do to prevent this, and force Grid to display the info as one table?
Thanks,
Chris

Hello Chris,
did you already try to create a View based on your query and use this view in a Report Element?
Regards
Rob
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Left Outer Join with more than two tables in both CR 8.5 and XIR2

I am trying to create a report and I have tried two versions of Crystal but I ultimately need the report in CR8.5 for compatibility with the client's system. I think I am starting to figure out what might be wrong and it might be my understanding of SQL, but I can't see why someone hasn't needed this in the past. Ultimately I want to see all projects and any journal entry that might be posted for that project.
Database is MySQL 5.0.38 and using MySQL ODBC driver 3.51.19.
Project header table information will be populated. Each line item on a journal entry can be tagged with the project ID. But for me to pull the journal entry date I need also to link to a third table for the journal entry header info.
I want to see all projects, whether a journal entry has been posted or not.
So the links are like this
ProjectHeader --->Left Outer Join ---> JELines ---> Inner Join ---> JEHeader
I think in this scenerio Crystal is treating the LOJ as an IJ.
I created two brand new reports today, one in CR8.5 and one in CR XIR2. Once I edited the automatic CR8.5 SQL statement (which I have been doing for years, usually without problem), they both ran properly. I linked customers to their invoices. Customers without invoices showed properly. But then I linked the invoices to the payments of the invoices and immediately lost customers without orders in both reports.
So apparently only two tables are allowed in Outer Joins. Does this make sense? I checked out the w3schools tutorial on SQL and it doesn't mention this limitation and I can't find anywhere else that it specifically indicates this but all samples of code I have seen only show two tables. I just thought for presentation as a sample that was easiest to understand and we could expand as necessary.
If this is correct, how does one go about accounting for this kind of thing? One solution that goes through my mind is creating a view at the database level for the link between journal entry lines and journal entry headers. Would this be a good solution under normal circumstances?
A second option that I had to implement because of timelines, is to use a subreport linked to the main report through the project ID to pull the information for the journal entries and just pass the totals I need to the main report through a shared variable.
These aren't normal circumstances because I don't have access to the database so I can't create the view. I have come across this concept several times and I have been able to use subreports to solve it but I am trying to find a better solution for the future as sometimes subreports can be slow. So are there any alternatives I have not considered here?
TIA rasinc

So after some more work and another post. I was able to get this to work.
Items disappear when linking to another table
My issues were two fold. I was selecting on the tables on the right-side of the original Inner Join. However, I was checking for Nulls. This apparently is correct but you must check for the Nulls first eg. (IsNull (JEHeader.Field1) OR JEHeader.Field1 <= 100). I had my original statement reversed checking for <= 100 before checking for Nulls.
I also did not set all links to be Left Outer Join. I had the Inner Join. I actually have about 6 tables in this report so all the links need to be set Outer Join. So this now seems to be corrected.
Thanks

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