Question

Using this sample dataset:

CREATE TABLE test. test2 (id VARCHAR(7), AA INT, BBB INT, CCC VARCHAR (12));
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'A123', 45, 123, '2011-03' );
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'A120', 52, 120, '2011-03' );
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'A133', 63, 133, '2011-03' );
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'D123', 34, 123, '2011-04' );
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'D120' ,32, 120, '2011-04' );
INSERT INTO test.test2 (id, AA, BBB,CCC) VALUES ( 'D140', 12, 140, '2011-04' ); 

Im look for table with 3 column.

Col A “Id” order as Desc from orginal.

Col B “Id2” as previous or next row Id in col A where CCC are the same.

Id,  Id2  CCC
A120 A123 '2011-03'
A123 A133 '2011-03'
A133      '2011-03'
D120 D123 '2011-04'
D123 D140 '2011-04'
D140      '2011-04'

or

  Id,  Id2  CCC
A120      '2011-03'
A123 A120 '2011-03'
A133 A123 '2011-03'
D120      '2011-04'
D123 D120 '2011-04'
D140 D123 '2011-04'

OR

   Id,  Id2  CCC
   A123 A120 '2011-03'
   A133 A123 '2011-03'
   D123 D120 '2011-04'
   D140 D123 '2011-04'

Could I add an autocrement col to joined table, then use 1, 2, 3 rows up or down? The id2 would then be based on this autocrement row?

Answer 1

Operating on Marc’s basis:

SELECT test.id, child.id, test.CCC
FROM test
  LEFT JOIN test AS child
    ON (test.CCC = child.CCC)
      AND (test.id < child.id)
WHERE NOT EXISTS
  ( SELECT 1
    FROM test AS middle
    WHERE (test.CCC = middle.CCC)
      AND (test.id < middle.id)
      AND (middle.id < child.id)
  )
  OR child.id IS NULL
ORDER BY test.id

This might be helpful with more complex queries:

CREATE VIEW testWithRowId AS
  ( SELECT test.id
         , COUNT(test.id) AS rownum
         , test.CCC
    FROM test
      JOIN test AS child
        ON (test.CCC = child.CCC)
          AND (test.id >= child.id)
    GROUP BY test.CCC
           , test.id 
  )

and then use it:

SELECT t1.id
     , t2.id AS idShifted
     , t1.CCC
FROM testWithRowId t1
  LEFT JOIN testWithRowId t2
    ON (t2.CCC = t1.CCC) 
      AND (t2.rownum = t1.rownum + 1)   ---- replace this 1 with 2 or 3, etc
ORDER BY t1.CCC                         ---- for a shift 2 or shift 3, etc
       , t1.rownum