SqlException: Sqlstate(Null) Vendor Code (17110) Using DECODE And An Aggregate Fuction Like SUM With Nulls (Doc ID 391408.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 29, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

When attempting to use a SUM and DECODE functions in a select statement, it is generating the sql warning
on selecting 10 or more rows.

The select statement is as follows:

select code, SUM(DECODE(code, 1, value)) value
FROM codes
WHERE code <= 10
GROUP BY code

The warning generated is as follows:

Cause

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