A UNION operation combines two sets of columns and removes duplicates. The UNION ALL expression does the same but does not remove the duplicates. When DB2 encounters the keyword, it processes each select / sub-select to form an interim result table, then it combines the interim result table and deletes duplicate rows to form a combined result table working similarly as a JOIN. To use this clause, each SELECT statement must have
SELECT column1 [, column2 ] FROM table1 [, table2 ] [WHERE condition] UNION / UNION ALL SELECT column1 [, column2 ] FROM table1 [, table2 ] [WHERE condition]
Note: When including the UNION ALL in the same SQL statement as a UNION operator, however, the result of the operation depends on the order of evaluation. Where there are no parentheses, evaluation is from left to right. Where parentheses are included, the parenthesized sub-select is evaluated first, followed, from left to right, by the other parts of the statement.
Recursive SQL requires that there be a UNION ALL phrase between the two main parts of the statement. As UNION ALL, unlike the UNION, allows for duplicate output rows which is what often comes out of recursive processing. Let’s consider below example
Table R1 Table R2 R1 R2 Abhi Abhi Abhi Abhi Abhi Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Cat Cat Cat Dan Cat Elie SELECT R1 FROM R1 UNION / UNION ALL SELECT R2 FROM R2 ORDER BY 1; UNION UNION ALL Abhi Abhi Baby Abhi Cat Abhi Dan Abhi Elie Abhi Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby Cat Cat Cat Cat Dan Elie
When you use :
SELECT A + B AS X … UNION SELECT X … ORDER BY X
If the result columns are unnamed, use a positive integer to order the result. The number refers to the position of the expression in the list of expressions you include in your sub-selects.
SELECT A + B … UNION SELECT X … ORDER BY 1
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