Syntax Error - Using "Group By" with "Union All"

Dear SAP community, I am a newb in need of help.
Just spent the past 2 days searching for answers on how to build this query.
Basically, I just want to group the Item Names (U_ItemName) together and have their respective quantities (U_Cart) added together so the same items display as one total quantity, no duplicates.
I have tried so many combinations of GroupBy and Sum/Count....etc. Nothing is working.
The query:
SELECT T1.[U_ItemName] AS 'Item Name', T1.[U_Cart] AS 'Cartons Available', T0.[Country] AS 'Country', T1.[U_ShlfLife] AS 'Shelf Life' FROM [dbo].[OWHS] T0 inner join [dbo].[@SICAS_EXT_WHS] T1 on T0.WhsCode=T1.U_WhseCode WHERE T0.[Country] = (N'JP' ) and DateDiff(Month, GetDate(),T1.[U_ShlfLife]) <= 6 union all
SELECT T0.[U_ItemName], Sum(T0.[U_Cart]) as Cartons, T1.[Country], null FROM [dbo].[@SICAS_EXT_WHS] T0, OWHS T1 WHERE T1.[Country] = (N'JP' ) and DateDiff(Month, GetDate(),T0.[U_ShlfLife]) >= 6
GROUP BY T0.[U_ItemName], T0.[U_Cart], T1.[Country]
Can anybody advise how to get this working?
Thank you,
Justice Nerenberg

hi justice,
I checked your code and it seems correct. but I don't have same table in database so i can't check it correctly.
but I tried your problem with same situation and I am getting actual result.
Example :-
select itemcode,dscription,quantity from inv1
where docdate>'2011-02-18 00:00:00.000'
union all
select itemcode,dscription,Sum(quantity) from inv1
where docdate<'2011-02-18 00:00:00.000'
group by itemcode,dscription
Please do one thing rum both select queries separately whether running properly. Using above example you can check your code
Thanks
Annu

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I have the following situation:
In Oracle 10R2 I defined a view which looks like this
create view test_view
as
select 'field1;field2;field3' field from dual
union all
select field
from (
select tfield1||';'||tfield2||';'||tfield3 field
from table1
order by tfield1,tfield2,tfield3
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Hello,
thank you for your sample, I see your idea for my sorting purpose.
I want to look at the following point:
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create view view_test
as
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from dual
union all
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Best regards
Rainer

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Can any of you please execute the below scripts and check the output. In the table type variable, I am adding 4 distinct object ids, where as in the result, I get only the row pertaining to last id in the table type variable. Same row is returned 4 times (4= number of values in the table type).
This scenario is occurring in our product with a SQL with exactly same pattern. I could simulate the same issue with the sample script I have provided.
Database version: 11.2.0.3 Enterprise Edition, Single node
Thank you.
CREATE TABLE TEMP_T1 AS SELECT * FROM ALL_OBJECTS;
CREATE TABLE TEMP_T2 AS SELECT * FROM ALL_OBJECTS;
UPDATE TEMP_T2 SET OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID * 37;
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX TEMP_T1_U1 ON TEMP_T1(OBJECT_ID);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX TEMP_T2_U1 ON TEMP_T2(OBJECT_ID);
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW TEMP_T1T2_V AS
SELECT * FROM TEMP_T1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM TEMP_T2;
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE TEMP_OBJ_TYPE AS OBJECT (OBJ_ID NUMBER);
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE IS TABLE OF TEMP_OBJ_TYPE;
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
DECLARE
TYPE TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB_TYPE IS TABLE OF TEMP_T1T2_V%ROWTYPE;
TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB_TYPE;
TEMP_OBJ_TAB TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE := TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE();
PROCEDURE ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(OBJ_ID IN NUMBER) IS
BEGIN
TEMP_OBJ_TAB.EXTEND;
TEMP_OBJ_TAB(TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST) := TEMP_OBJ_TYPE(OBJ_ID);
END;
BEGIN
ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(100);
ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(116);
ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(279);
ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(364);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('=====================');
FOR I IN TEMP_OBJ_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST
LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('OBJ_ID = '||TEMP_OBJ_TAB(I).OBJ_ID);
END LOOP;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
SELECT * BULK COLLECT INTO TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB
FROM TEMP_T1T2_V VW
WHERE ((VW.OBJECT_ID) IN (SELECT OBJ_ID
FROM TABLE(CAST(TEMP_OBJ_TAB AS TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE))));
FOR I IN TEMP_OBJ_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST
LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('OBJ_ID = '||TEMP_OBJ_TAB(I).OBJ_ID);
END LOOP;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
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FOR I IN TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB.LAST
LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB(I).OBJECT_ID||' : '||TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB(I).OBJECT_NAME);
END LOOP;
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END IF;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
END;
/

I can reproduce it:
SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.3.0 Production on Tue Oct 30 14:05:39 2012
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Enter user-name: scott
Enter password:
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> select *
2    from v$version
3 /
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
CORE    11.2.0.3.0      Production
TNS for 64-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
SQL> CREATE TABLE TEMP_T1 AS SELECT * FROM ALL_OBJECTS;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE TEMP_T2 AS SELECT * FROM ALL_OBJECTS;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> UPDATE TEMP_T2 SET OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID * 37;
72883 rows updated.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX TEMP_T1_U1 ON TEMP_T1(OBJECT_ID);
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SQL>
SQL> CREATE UNIQUE INDEX TEMP_T2_U1 ON TEMP_T2(OBJECT_ID);
Index created.
SQL>
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2 SELECT * FROM TEMP_T1 UNION ALL SELECT * FROM TEMP_T2;
View created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE TEMP_OBJ_TYPE AS OBJECT (OBJ_ID NUMBER)
2 /
Type created.
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE IS TABLE OF TEMP_OBJ_TYPE
2 /
Type created.
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 TYPE TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB_TYPE IS TABLE OF TEMP_T1T2_V%ROWTYPE;
3 TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB_TYPE;
4 TEMP_OBJ_TAB TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE := TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE();
5 PROCEDURE ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(OBJ_ID IN NUMBER) IS
6 BEGIN
7 TEMP_OBJ_TAB.EXTEND;
8 TEMP_OBJ_TAB(TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST) := TEMP_OBJ_TYPE(OBJ_ID);
9 END;
10 BEGIN
11 ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(100);
12 ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(116);
13 ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(279);
14 ADD_TO_TEMP_OBJ_TAB(364);
15 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('=====================');
16 FOR I IN TEMP_OBJ_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST
17 LOOP
18 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('OBJ_ID = '||TEMP_OBJ_TAB(I).OBJ_ID);
19 END LOOP;
20 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
21 SELECT * BULK COLLECT INTO TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB
22 FROM TEMP_T1T2_V VW
23 WHERE ((VW.OBJECT_ID) IN (SELECT OBJ_ID
24 FROM TABLE(CAST(TEMP_OBJ_TAB AS TEMP_OBJ_TAB_TYPE))));
25 FOR I IN TEMP_OBJ_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_OBJ_TAB.LAST
26 LOOP
27 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('OBJ_ID = '||TEMP_OBJ_TAB(I).OBJ_ID);
28 END LOOP;
29 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
30 IF TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB.COUNT > 0 THEN
31 FOR I IN TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB.FIRST..TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB.LAST
32 LOOP
33 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB(I).OBJECT_ID||' : '||TEMP_T1T2_V_ROW_TAB(I).OBJECT_NAME);
34 END LOOP;
35 ELSE
36 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('NO ROWS RETURNED!');
37 END IF;
38 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('---------------------');
39 END;
40 /
=====================
OBJ_ID = 100
OBJ_ID = 116
OBJ_ID = 279
OBJ_ID = 364
OBJ_ID = 100
OBJ_ID = 116
OBJ_ID = 279
OBJ_ID = 364
364 : I_AUDIT
364 : I_AUDIT
364 : I_AUDIT
364 : I_AUDIT
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> column object_name format a30
SQL> select object_id,
2          object_name
3    from dba_objects
4    where object_id in (100,116,279,364)
5 /
OBJECT_ID OBJECT_NAME
       100 ORA$BASE
       116 DUAL
       279 MAP_OBJECT
       364 I_AUDIT
SQL> Works fine in:
=====================
OBJ_ID = 100
OBJ_ID = 116
OBJ_ID = 279
OBJ_ID = 364
OBJ_ID = 100
OBJ_ID = 116
OBJ_ID = 279
OBJ_ID = 364
100 : ORA$BASE
116 : DUAL
364 : SYSTEM_PRIVILEGE_MAP
279 : MAP_OBJECT
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select object_id,
2          object_name
3    from dba_objects
4    where object_id in (100,116,279,364)
5 /
OBJECT_ID OBJECT_NAME
      100 ORA$BASE
      116 DUAL
      364 SYSTEM_PRIVILEGE_MAP
      279 MAP_OBJECT
SQL> select *
2    from v$version
3 /
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
CORE    11.2.0.1.0      Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production
SQL>SY.
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Dont want to use group by with sum function..

Hi all
I am using sum function but i dont want to use group by since my query give me following output which i dont want I want.
0------------22---------(null)     Furniture
0-----------     3700------     (null)     अनपेड बिल्स देणे
15800-----14202-----(null)     Petty Cash
(null)------     (null)------ 9109     Furniture
(null)------ (null)------ 1789     Petty Cash
(null)-------(null)------ 0     Checking In-Transfer
I want like
0------------22---------9109     Furniture
0-----------     3700------     0     अनपेड बिल्स देणे
15800-----14202-----1789     Petty Cash
what should be the problem how I can handle the query my query is
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from fact_acct acct right OUTER join c_elementvalue ev on acct.account_id= ev.c_elementvalue_id
where acct.dateacct < '01/04/2010'
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UNION
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thanking you

This is one way you can do it without a group by:
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2    (
3      select 0 amt1, 22 amt2, null amt3, 'Furniture' tag from dual union all
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5      select null, null, 9109, 'Furniture' from dual union all
6      select null, null, 1789, 'Petty Cash' from dual
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8 select tag, amt1, amt2, amt3
9 from
10 (
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12          ,sum(amt2) over (partition by tag) amt2
13          ,sum(amt3) over (partition by tag) amt3
14          ,first_value(t.tag) over (partition by t.tag order by rownum) tag
15          ,row_number() over (partition by t.tag order by rownum) rn
16    from t
17 )
18 where rn = 1
19 /
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Furniture           0         22       9109
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Hi,
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In most cases, you can use a column name (or alias) from the first branch, like this:
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;and you can always order by column number, like this:
SELECT    b.audit_trail_id,
          TO_CHAR (b.last_update_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') "Revision Date",
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SELECT    b.audit_trail_id,
          b.last_update_date    AS "Revision Date",
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Explain, using specific examples, how you get those results from that data.
Always say what version of Oracle you're using (e.g. 11.2.0.2.0).
See the forum FAQ {message:id=9360002}

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with primary key
including new values;
create materialized view log on dept
with primary key
including new values;
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SKPR wrote:
Hi,
Here i am creating a M.V and i want refresh this on time(example every day 12.00)
create materialized view log on emp
with primary key
including new values;
create materialized view log on dept
with primary key
including new values;
create materialized view emp_dept_new
refresh on (what ever)
as select deptno from emp
union all
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Please help me in this issue very argent .............Not for us it's not.
If you expect help, post your actual code and post the error message you're getting. We're not mind readers, so "some error" means nothing to us.

Probelm with Union all in view

I'm tring to create a view by using the following:
SELECT MASTER_IDX.MASTER_IDX_ID, CREATE_BY AS PERSON, CREATE_DATE AS WORKDATE, 'CREATE' AS WORKTYPE
FROM MASTER_IDX
WHERE CREATE_BY <> 'IQS'
UNION ALL
SELECT MASTER_IDX.MASTER_IDX_ID, INDEX_BY AS PERSON, INDEX_DATE AS WORKDATE, 'INDEX' AS WORKTYPE
FROM MASTER_IDX
WHERE INDEX_BY <> 'IQS'
UNION ALL
SELECT MASTER_IDX.MASTER_IDX_ID, VER_BY AS PERSON, VER_DATE AS WORKDATE, 'INDEX' AS WORKTYPE
FROM MASTER_IDX
WHERE VER_BY <> 'IQS'
UNION ALL
SELECT MASTER_IDX.MASTER_IDX_ID, MOD_BY AS PERSON, MOD_DATE AS WORKDATE, 'INDEX' AS WORKTYPE
FROM MASTER_IDX
WHERE MOD_BY <> 'IQS'
UNION ALL
SELECT MASTER_IDX.MASTER_IDX_ID, MAILBACK_BY AS PERSON, MAILBACK_DATE AS WORKDATE, 'INDEX' AS WORKTYPE
FROM MASTER_IDX
WHERE MAILBACK_BY <> 'IQS'
UNION ALL
SELECT IDX_IMAGE.MASTER_IDX_ID, SCANNED_BY AS PERSON , SCANNED_DATETIME AS WORKDATE, 'SCANNED' AS WORKTYPE
FROM IDX_IMAGE
WHERE SCANNED_BY <> 'IQS'
when I run this in the sql developer environment I get the results that I expect. When I try to put this into a view I get this error:
java.lang.NullPointerException
Can anyone please look at this and give me a clue as to what i'm doing worng?
Thanks!

Can you give a bit more detail about which SQL Developer version you are using, what you mean by "put this into a view" (using the "New View ..." window?) and just what you were doing when you got the NPE (ie Test Syntax or OK to create or something else)?
theFurryOne

Oracle doc inconsistent on materialize view with union all and self joins

First of all, I can't seem to create a materialized view containing self-joins AND union all. Is it possible?
I checked Oracle 9i (my version: PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production) documentation and I get different answers (or so it seems to me).
First I saw this: "The COMPATIBILITY parameter must be set to 9.0 if the materialized aggregate view has inline views, outer joins, self joins or grouping sets and FAST REFRESH is specified during creation..."
Did you see the part about 'self joins' in there? I did and I was pumped because that seems to say that you CAN have 'self joins' (and my compatibility is 9.2...)
BUT
In the very same document I also found "Oracle does not allow self-joins in materialized join views." (rage)
You can see the document I am speaking of here: http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96520/mv.htm#574889
Whenever I try to create the mview I get the following error. (
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I checked Oracle 9i (my version: PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production) documentation and I get different answers (or so it seems to me).
First I saw this: "The COMPATIBILITY parameter must be set to 9.0 if the materialized aggregate view has inline views, outer joins, self joins or grouping sets and FAST REFRESH is specified during creation..."
Did you see the part about 'self joins' in there? I did and I was pumped because that seems to say that you CAN have 'self joins' (and my compatibility is 9.2...)
BUT
In the very same document I also found "Oracle does not allow self-joins in materialized join views." (rage)
You can see the document I am speaking of here: http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96520/mv.htm#574889
Whenever I try to create the mview I get the following error. (
In any caseORA-01446 cannot select ROWID from view with DISTINCT, GROUP BY, etc.

Syntax error using try statement in WLST

Hi All,
I have a WLST script to create some JMS resources.
I want to implement exception handling in such a way that if the script fails at any point, all the changes done should be reverted back.
However, whenever I am trying to put a try block, the script is throwing syntax error on the first line after the try statement.
Please find below the script I am using. Please suggest
import sys
from java.lang import System
*# Putting a try statement here results in a syntax error at the below line*
print "Starting the script ..."
connect('weblogic',password,'t3://osbdev:7001')
edit()
startEdit()
servermb=getMBean("Servers/osb_server")
if servermb is None:
print 'Value is Null'
else:
+# Creating the JMS Server+
jmsserver1mb = create('WLSTJMSServer','JMSServer')
jmsserver1mb.addTarget(servermb)
+# Creating the JMS Module+
jmsMySystemResource = create("WLSTJmsSystemResource","JMSSystemResource")
jmsMySystemResource.addTarget(servermb)
subDep1mb = jmsMySystemResource .createSubDeployment('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
subDep1mb.addTarget(jmsserver1mb)
theJMSResource = jmsMySystemResource.getJMSResource()
connfact1 = theJMSResource.createConnectionFactory('WLSTConnFact1')
connfact1.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTConnFact1')
connfact1.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
print "Creating WLSTQueue1..."
jmsqueue1 = theJMSResource.createQueue('WLSTJMSQueue1')
jmsqueue1.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTJMSQueue1')
jmsqueue1.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
print "Creating WLSTQueue2..."
jmsqueue2 = theJMSResource.createQueue('WLSTJMSQueue2')
jmsqueue2.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTJMSQueue2')
jmsqueue2.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
*# try statement is working at only this point of the program*
try:
save()
activate(block="true")
print "script returns SUCCESS"
except:
save()
cancelEdit(defaultAnswer="y")
print "Error while trying to connect to server !!!"
print "Unexpected error: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
dumpStack()
raise
Edited by: Chintan Parekh on Mar 16, 2011 7:06 AM

Hi Chintan,
Try doing copy pasting the below code, you have to hit the tab or space after try or except to create its block and keep an eye on the alinement's of it.
try:
     save()
     activate(block="true")
     print "script returns SUCCESS"
except:
     save()
     cancelEdit(defaultAnswer="y")
     print "Error while trying to connect to server !!!"
     print "Unexpected error: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
     dumpStack()Also I made the alinement's properly and the script is running properly with out any error.
print "Starting the script ..."
connect('weblogic','weblogic','t3://localhost:7001')
edit()
startEdit()
servermb=getMBean("Servers/AdminServer")
if servermb is None:
     print 'Value is Null'
else:
     # Creating the JMS Server
     jmsserver1mb = create('WLSTJMSServer','JMSServer')
     jmsserver1mb.addTarget(servermb)
     # Creating the JMS Module
     jmsMySystemResource = create("WLSTJmsSystemResource","JMSSystemResource")
     jmsMySystemResource.addTarget(servermb)
     subDep1mb = jmsMySystemResource .createSubDeployment('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
     subDep1mb.addTarget(jmsserver1mb)
     theJMSResource = jmsMySystemResource.getJMSResource()
     connfact1 = theJMSResource.createConnectionFactory('WLSTConnFact1')
     connfact1.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTConnFact1')
     connfact1.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
     print "Creating WLSTQueue1..."
     jmsqueue1 = theJMSResource.createQueue('WLSTJMSQueue1')
     jmsqueue1.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTJMSQueue1')
     jmsqueue1.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
     print "Creating WLSTQueue2..."
     jmsqueue2 = theJMSResource.createQueue('WLSTJMSQueue2')
     jmsqueue2.setJNDIName('jms.WLSTJMSQueue2')
     jmsqueue2.setSubDeploymentName('WLSTJMSSubDeployment')
# try statement is working at only this point of the program
try:
     save()
     activate(block="true")
     print "script returns SUCCESS"
except:
     save()
     cancelEdit(defaultAnswer="y")
     print "Error while trying to connect to server !!!"
     print "Unexpected error: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
     dumpStack()Below is the output
java weblogic.WLST test.py
Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ...
Welcome to WebLogic Server Administration Scripting Shell
Type help() for help on available commands
Starting the script ...
Connecting to t3://localhost:7001 with userid weblogic ...
Successfully connected to Admin Server 'AdminServer' that belongs to domain 'Domain_7001'.
Warning: An insecure protocol was used to connect to the
server. To ensure on-the-wire security, the SSL port or
Admin port should be used instead.
Location changed to edit tree. This is a writable tree with
DomainMBean as the root. To make changes you will need to start
an edit session via startEdit().
For more help, use help(edit)
You already have an edit session in progress and hence WLST will
continue with your edit session.
Starting an edit session ...
Started edit session, please be sure to save and activate your
changes once you are done.
MBean type JMSServer with name WLSTJMSServer has been created successfully.
MBean type JMSSystemResource with name WLSTJmsSystemResource has been created successfully.
Creating WLSTQueue1...
Creating WLSTQueue2...
Saving all your changes ...
Saved all your changes successfully.
Activating all your changes, this may take a while ...
The edit lock associated with this edit session is released
once the activation is completed.
Activation completed
script returns SUCCESSRegards,
Ravish Mody
http://middlewaremagic.com/weblogic
Come, Join Us and Experience The Magic…
Edited by: Ravish Mody-MiddewareMagic on Mar 16, 2011 8:33 PM

Updatable Materialized View with Union ALL

(please don't ask about db structure)
DB: 11gR2
create table table_1 (
    id number primary key,
    val varchar2(100)
create table table_2 (
    id number primary key,
    val varchar2(100)
insert into table_1(id) values (0);
insert into table_1(id) values (2);
insert into table_1(id) values (3);
insert into table_1(id) values (4);
insert into table_1(id) values (5);
insert into table_2(id) values (10);
insert into table_2(id) values (12);
insert into table_2(id) values (13);
insert into table_2(id) values (14);
insert into table_2(id) values (15);
update table_1 set val='Table1 val:'||id;
update table_2 set val='Table2 val:'||id;
create view v_table_all as
select * from table_1
view V_TABLE_ALL created.
select * from v_table_all;
ID                     VAL
0                      Table1 val:0
2                      Table1 val:2
3                      Table1 val:3
4                      Table1 val:4
5                      Table1 val:5
select column_name, updatable, insertable, deletable
from user_updatable_columns
where table_name = 'V_TABLE_ALL'
COLUMN_NAME                    UPDATABLE INSERTABLE DELETABLE
ID                             YES       YES        YES
VAL                            YES       YES        YES
update v_table_all set val='XXX changed' where id = 3;
1 row updated.
select * from table_1;
ID                     VAL
0                      Table1 val:0
2                      Table1 val:2
3                      XXX changed
4                      Table1 val:4
5                      Table1 val:5
rollback;
select * from table_1;
ID                     VAL
0                      Table1 val:0
2                      Table1 val:2
3                      Table1 val:3
4                      Table1 val:4
5                      Table1 val:5
create or replace view v_table_all as
select * from table_1
union select * from table_2;
view V_TABLE_ALL created.
select * from v_table_all;
ID                     VAL
0                      Table1 val:0
2                      Table1 val:2
3                      Table1 val:3
4                      Table1 val:4
5                      Table1 val:5
10                     Table2 val:10
12                     Table2 val:12
13                     Table2 val:13
14                     Table2 val:14
15                     Table2 val:15
select column_name, updatable, insertable, deletable
from user_updatable_columns
where table_name = 'V_TABLE_ALL'
COLUMN_NAME                    UPDATABLE INSERTABLE DELETABLE
ID                             NO        NO         NO
VAL                            NO        NO         NO
trying update:
update v_table_all set val='XXX changed' where id = 3;
SQL-Fehler: ORA-01732: Datenmanipulationsoperation auf dieser View nicht zulässig
01732. 00000 - "data manipulation operation not legal on this view"
*Cause:
*Action:
drop view v_table_all;
view V_TABLE_ALL dropped.all is ok before this point.
now we want create a new materialized view with some query
create materialized view v_table_all
as
select * from table_1
union all select * from table_2 ;
materialized view V_TABLE_ALL created.
select column_name, updatable, insertable, deletable
from user_updatable_columns
where table_name = 'V_TABLE_ALL'
COLUMN_NAME                    UPDATABLE INSERTABLE DELETABLE
ID                             YES       YES        YES
VAL                            YES       YES        YES       it seems to be ok with update.
but...
update v_table_all set val='XXX changed' where id = 3;
SQL-Fehler: ORA-01732: Datenmanipulationsoperation auf dieser View nicht zulässig
01732. 00000 - "data manipulation operation not legal on this view"
*Cause:
*Action:How can solve this issue??
Any suggestion

Looks like user_updatable_columns sort of thinks the MV is just a table - I don't know about that...
An MV on a single table can be updated - I tried that and it works:
create materialized view mv_table_1 for update
as
select * from table_1;I noticed [url http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e16579/advmv.htm#sthref294]examples stating the UNION ALL needs a "marker" so Oracle can know from the data which source table a row in the MV originates from - like this:
create materialized view v_table_all for update
as
select 'T1' tab_id, table_1.* from table_1
union all
select 'T2' tab_id, table_2.* from table_2 ;But that also fails (the "marker" requirement was specifically for FAST REFRESH, so it was just a long shot ;-) )
What are you planning to do?
<li>Create the MV.
<li>Update records in the MV - which then is no longer consistent with the source data.
<li>Schedule a complete refresh once in a while - thereby overwriting/losing the updates in the MV.
If that is the case, I suggest using a true table rather than an MV.
<li>Create table t_table_all as select ... .
<li>Update records in the table - which then is no longer consistent with the source data.
<li>Schedule a job to delete table and insert into table select ... once in a while - thereby overwriting/losing the updates in the table.
In other words a kind of "do it yourself MV".
I cannot see another way at the moment? But perhaps try in the data warehousing forum - the people there may have greater experience with MV's ;-)

Issue with union all in sql

Hi All,
I have a requirement as below.
SELECT 'A' AS 'XXX' FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 'B' AS 'XXX' FROM DUAL
I need to check in such a way in my second sql query if 'B'='A' then i need to print 'A' else 'B' , means in my second query i need to compare the value of XXX with the first query value of XXX if it is same then i need to print first query's value of XXX or else need to print second queries XXX value.
Please help me on this

user13424229 wrote:
Hi All,
I have a requirement as below.
SELECT 'A' AS 'XXX' FROM DUAL
UNION ALL
SELECT 'B' AS 'XXX' FROM DUAL
I need to check in such a way in my second sql query if 'B'='A' then i need to print 'A' else 'B' , means in my second query i need to compare the value of XXX with the first query value of XXX if it is same then i need to print first query's value of XXX or else need to print second queries XXX value.
Please help me on thisYour quesiton is not very clear, I would suggest you read {message:id=9360002}.
If you are looking at a way to see the next or previous row from your current row then you can use LEAD or LAG analytical function. They are well documented. You can read all about it there.

Order by decode statement with Union all

Hi
I use Database Version: Oracle 9.2.0.1.0
OCI version 9.2
I try to use order by decode while i have a select base on union and I get en error:
ORA-01785: ORDER BY item must be the number of a SELECT-list expression
Here is my code:
select catalog_type, catalog_id, item_id, item_name
from items_catalog
union all
select catalog_type, catalog_id, organisation_unit_id, organisation_unit_name
from units_catalog
order by decode(catalog_type, 1, item_id, organisation_unit_id)
If I use the decode on a select statement without union, it works.
What I have to do in order to make it work on union all select?
Tnx

Hi,
Here's a slightly different way:
COLUMN     sort_key   NOPRINT
VARIABLE     catalog_type_wanted     VARCHAR2 (5)
EXEC         :catalog_type_wanted := '4';
SELECT       catalog_id, item_id, item_name
,       CASE
           WHEN :catalog_type_wanted = '1' THEN '1'
                                           ELSE '2'
       END || item_id          AS sort_key
FROM       items_catalog
      UNION ALL
SELECT    catalog_id, organisation_unit_id, organisation_unit_name
,       CASE
           WHEN :catalog_type_wanted = '1' THEN '2'
                                           ELSE '1'
       END || organisation_unit_name     AS sort_key
FROM       units_catalog
ORDER BY sort_key
;This way guarantees that (for example) 'SHOP50' comes before 'SHOP58', whether or not they are in the first half of the output or the second half.
Notice that this uses the SQL*Plus COLUMN ... NOPRINT command to hide the sort_key column.
If you're not using SQL*Plus, then whatever front end you are using may have a similar feature.
If not, then you can do the UNION in a sub-query, as Daniel did, but do the ORDER BY in the main query (only).

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