Question

How can I get the rows with the distinct TypeID with the maximum EffectivityDate?

Original Table

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| ID | TypeID | Value | EffectivityDate |
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|  1 |      1 |   2.3 |      1990-01-01 |
|  2 |      1 |   3.4 |      1999-10-31 |
|  3 |      2 |   1.1 |      1990-01-01 |
|  4 |      2 |   2.2 |      1999-10-31 |
|  5 |      3 |   6.1 |      1999-10-31 |
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Query Result

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| ID | TypeID | Value | EffectivityDate |
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|  2 |      1 |   3.4 |      1999-10-31 |
|  4 |      2 |   2.2 |      1999-10-31 |
|  5 |      3 |   6.1 |      1999-10-31 |
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Any help?

Answer 1

You can get their maximum EffectiveDate in a subquery then join it again with its own table,

SELECT  a.*
FROM    tableName a
        INNER JOIN
        (
            SELECT TypeID, MAX(EffectivityDate) maxDate
            FROM tableName
            GROUP BY TypeID
        ) b ON  a.TypeID = b.TypeID AND
                a.EffectivityDate = b.maxDate

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