HAVING clause defines the condition that is then applied to groups of rows. : Having « Query « SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial






The HAVING clause has the same meaning to groups of rows that the WHERE clause has to each individual row.
The syntax of the HAVING clause is
      HAVING condition

where condition contains aggregate functions or constants.

9>
10>
11> CREATE TABLE employee(
12>    id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
13>    first_name  VARCHAR(10),
14>    last_name   VARCHAR(10),
15>    salary      DECIMAL(10,2),
16>    start_Date  DATETIME,
17>    region      VARCHAR(10),
18>    city        VARCHAR(20),
19>    managerid   INTEGER
20> );
21> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, 'Jason' ,  'Martin', 5890,'2005-03-22','North','Vancouver',3);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, 'Alison',  'Mathews',4789,'2003-07-21','South','Utown',4);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, 'James' ,  'Smith',  6678,'2001-12-01','North','Paris',5);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, 'Celia' ,  'Rice',   5567,'2006-03-03','South','London',6);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, 'Robert',  'Black',  4467,'2004-07-02','East','Newton',7);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, 'Linda' ,  'Green' , 6456,'2002-05-19','East','Calgary',8);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, 'David' ,  'Larry',  5345,'2008-03-18','West','New York',9);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, 'James' ,  'Cat',    4234,'2007-07-17','West','Regina',9);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, 'Joan'  ,  'Act',    6123,'2001-04-16','North','Toronto',10);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city                 managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver                      3
          2 Alison     Mathews         4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South      Utown                          4
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris                          5
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London                         6
          5 Robert     Black           4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East       Newton                         7
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary                        8
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York                       9
          8 James      Cat             4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West       Regina                         9
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto                       10

(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT region
4>        FROM employee
5>        GROUP BY region
6>        HAVING COUNT(*) < 3
7> GO
region
----------
East
South
West

(3 rows affected)
1> drop table employee;
2> GO








1.5.Having
1.5.1.The syntax of the SELECT statement with the GROUP BY and HAVING clauses
1.5.2.HAVING clause defines the condition that is then applied to groups of rows.
1.5.3.The HAVING clause can also be used without aggregates.
1.5.4.Having and table join
1.5.5.A summary query with a search condition in the HAVING clause
1.5.6.A summary query with a compound condition in the HAVING clause
1.5.7.Selectively Query Grouped data using HAVING