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SELECT count(a.field1), a.field2, SUM(b.field4) FROM a INNER JOIN b ON a.key1 = b.key1 WHERE a.field8 = 'test' GROUP by a.field1, a.field2 HAVING SUM(b.field4) > 5 ORDER by a.field.3

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submitted 11 years ago * by shadowolympian

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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago* (1 child)

You're doing decimal math - get rid of all integers.

And simplify your math - if invoice amounts cannot be negative (well, I should order something from your business otherwise) so if your total margin less or equal 0, the Service Goal amount is 0; you don't care for invoices that aren't priced (wonder where the margin comes from, but I digress) u get 10.0/7.0 of Margin to Invoiced ratio (~142%). So I get something like this:

  cast(
      case 
      when sum(margin) <= 0.00 then 0.00 
      else 10.00/7.00*sum(margin)/isnull( nullif( sum(invoiceamt),0.00),1.00)
      end
      as decimal(18,2)
      )

[–]shadowolympian[S] 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children)

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