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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 26, 2018

Allow column alias names in having clause

Allow column alias names in having clause.


Use Case:

Excuse my bad english...

When we use the having clause, we refers to a aggregate function of the select list.

SELECT field, COUNT(*) AS counter
FROM table
GROUP BY field
HAVING COUNT(*)>100

It would be very helpful, if we can refere in the having clause to the column-name that was specified with the "AS" keyword:

SELECT field, COUNT(*) AS counter
FROM table
GROUP BY field
HAVING counter>100

Especially for complex functions, it would be very helpful not to have to repeat the entire function.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Jan 21, 2019

    IBM is declining this RFE. See Mark Anderson's Comment below for details.

  • Guest
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    Nov 20, 2018

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request for the reasons stated by Mark Anderson below.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
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    Nov 20, 2018

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request for the reasons given below by Mark Anderson.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
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    Apr 16, 2018

    Allowing alias names from the select list to the HAVING clause (or any other clause other than ORDER BY) would be a violation of the ANS and ISO SQL standards. It could also cause complications and problems as now there would be yet another name that we would have to consider.