Extracting data from the Synergetic database
Extracting data from the Synergetic database
Extracting data from the Synergetic database
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<strong>Extracting</strong> <strong>data</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Synergetic</strong> <strong>data</strong>base<br />
Common duplication problems<br />
Common duplication problems<br />
Example 1<br />
Duplicate names can be caused by forgetting to select StudentContactType as SC1 so that you are<br />
only picking up <strong>the</strong> primary contacts and not Term and Alternate as well. O<strong>the</strong>rwise, you would be<br />
returning one line for every contact that a student has.<br />
Query with duplicate records<br />
SELECT ID, StudentContactMailName, StudentContactAddressComma, StudentContactType<br />
FROM vStudentContactAddress<br />
WHERE CurrentSemesterOnlyFlag = 1<br />
Returns<br />
ID ContactMailName ContactAddress ContactType<br />
364 Mr Joe Black 15 Green St, MT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 SC1<br />
364 Mrs Jane Black 341 Flowerdale Ave, St Kilda VIC 3182 SC2<br />
Query with correction<br />
SELECT ID, StudentContactMailName, StudentContactAddressComma, StudentContactType<br />
FROM vStudentContactAddress, StudentContact<br />
WHERE CurrentSemesterOnlyFlag = 1 AND NormalMailFlag = 1<br />
Returns<br />
ID ContactMailName ContactAddress ContactType<br />
364 Mr Joe Black 15 Green St, MT WAVERLEY VIC 3149 SC1<br />
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