Question

I have the following tables (this is abbreviated)

tableAssignments
    id
    timestamp             // updated when row is modified
    tableSystems
    tableUsers
    ...

tableAssignmentsSnapshot
    id
    timestamp             // set when row created, snapshots never change
    tableSystemsSnapshot
    tableUsersSnapshot
    tableAssignments_id   // reference to "tableAssignments" row this was created from
    syncKey               // Changed when snapshots are created, max value is latest

Sometime after the tableAssignments are changed, snapshots of all the assignments are taken and the snapshots are created with the same syncKey. I am trying to write a query to check if the latest “tableAssignmentsSnapshot” are up to date or if new ones should be taken. The logic required is:

1. Determine the latest tableAssignmentSnapshots for each system, which is determine by maximum syncKey (see query below).

2. Join the result from #1 with tableAssignments.

3. If timestamp from tableAssignments > timestamp from tableAssignmentsSnapshot then new snapshot is required.

The following query accomplishes step #1 and runs fast. It returns the tableAssignmentSnapshots with the greatest value of “syncKey” for each system.

select * from
    tableAssignmentsSnapshot d inner join tableSystemsSnapshot e
    on d.systemId = e.id
    where d.syncKey = (select MAX(syncKey) from tableAssignmentsSnapshot y inner join tableSystemsSnapshot z
  on y.systemId = z.id
   where tableSystems_id = e.tableSystems_id)

I’m struggling with what to do next. I need to be able to do something like the following but am having trouble with the syntax required:

select * from tableAssignments a right outer join
(
    the result from above query
)
on a.id = ?.tableAssignments_id

Answer 1

You could wrap your first query on a CTE:

;WITH CTE AS
(
    SELECT * -- Here you should list only the columns that you are gonna need
    FROM tableAssignmentsSnapshot D
    INNER JOIN tableSystemsSnapshot E
        ON D.systemId = E.id
    WHERE D.syncKey = ( select MAX(syncKey) from tableAssignmentsSnapshot y inner join tableSystemsSnapshot z
                        on y.systemId = z.id
                        where tableSystems_id = e.tableSystems_id)
)

SELECT * 
FROM tableAssignments A
RIGHT JOIN CTE B
ON A.id = B.tableAssignments_id