Dividing 2 numbers in Sql Server

Question

I am doing SQL Server query calculations and the division always gives me zero.

SUM(sl.LINES_ORDERED) 
, SUM(sl.LINES_CONFIRMED)
, SUM(sl.LINES_CONFIRMED) /          


        

Answer 1

It will be because you're divinding two integers.

Convert the two values in the division to decimals first:

, SUM(convert(decimal(12,2),sl.LINES_CONFIRMED)) 
/ SUM(convert(decimal(12,2),sl.LINES_ORDERED)) AS 'Percent'