I am trying to run query
select * from OS_Historystep where step_name = '011' and finish_date = max(finish_date) ;
But i am getting error that
ORA-00934: group function is not allowed here
00934. 00000 - "group function is not allowed here"
*Cause:
*Action:
Error at Line: 12 Column: 72
what i am doing wrong?
Thanks
You can't use an aggregate in a where clause. Also, you can't mix non-aggregated data and aggregated data from the same column in a single select. You'll need to use a sub-query:
select *
from OS_Historystep hs1
where step_name = '011'
and finish_date = (select max(finish_date)
from OS_Historystep hs2
where hs2.step_name = hs1.step_name);
you cannot reference an aggregate like that. you would either have to put a sub query up like below (assuming you wanted the max(finish_date) to mean the max finish date for step 011 and not the max finish date in the whole table (which may return no rows):
select *
from OS_Historystep
where step_name = '011'
and finish_date = (select max(finish_date)
from OS_Historystep
where step_name = '011');
or use an analytic function
select *
from (select s.*, rank() over (partition by step_name order by finish_date desc) rnk
from OS_Historystep s
where step_name = '011')
where rnk = 1;
