Question

Here is the query (MS SQL):

use DB_432799_satv

select [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders.OrderNumber, OrderDate, PaymentDate, 
    CompletedDate, ShipDate,DateTimeFinishedPicking,DateTimeShipped, 
    ShipMethodName, PaymentMethodName
from [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders
Inner join [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Payments on 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders.OrderId  = 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Payments.OrderId
Inner join [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_OrderShipments on  
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders.OrderId = 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_OrderShipments.OrderId
Inner join [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].[ac_Transactions] on 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Payments.paymentid = 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Transactions.paymentid
Inner join [SuperATV].[dbo].[tblPartsBoxHeader] on 
    [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].[ac_transactions].[ProviderTransactionId] = 
    [SuperATV].[dbo].[tblPartsBoxHeader].[ordernumber]

How would I change this into a stored procedure?

Answer 1

I suspect what you want is what a “view” will give you. Specifically, to store that query in the database and select from it like:

SELECT * FOM myLongQueryView WHERE OrderNumber = 1234;

I don’t develop MSSQL, but a quick search turned up this doc page on msdn. I suppose it would go something like this:

CREATE VIEW [DB_432799_satv].myLongQueryView
AS 
select [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders.OrderNumber, OrderDate, PaymentDate, 
    CompletedDate, ShipDate,DateTimeFinishedPicking,DateTimeShipped, 
    ShipMethodName, PaymentMethodName
from [DB_432799_satv].[dbo].ac_Orders
...

Simply prepend your query with CREATE VIEW [DB_432799_satv].myLongQueryView AS, and use the docs page to decide if any options are desired.

It’s important to note that query is stored, not it’s current results. So it stays up to date with your data. It is joinable, aggregatable, etc…