How to set a calculated column using a subquery

Question

I have a table to which I would like to add a calculated column. The query I want to set it to is more complex than a standard arithmetic operation and I am unsure how to se

Answer 1

It is possible to add subquery with a little trick (UDF), see my example ([ChildCount] field):

CREATE TABLE [wp].[StorageData](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [Name] [nvarchar](200) NOT NULL,
    [StorageHid] [hierarchyid] NOT NULL,
    [StoragePath]  AS ([StorageHid].[ToString]()),
    [StorageLevel]  AS ([StorageHid].[GetLevel]()),
    [StorageParentHid]  AS ([StorageHid].[GetAncestor]((1))),
    [StorageParent]  AS ([StorageHid].[GetAncestor]((1)).ToString()),
    [ChildCount]  AS ([wp].[GetStorageDataChildItemCount]([StorageHid].[ToString]()))
)

CREATE FUNCTION [wp].[GetStorageDataChildItemCount]
(
    @storagePath NVARCHAR(4000)
)
RETURNS INT
AS
BEGIN

    DECLARE @ret INT = 0;
    SET @ret = (SELECT COUNT(ID) FROM [wp].[StorageData] R WHERE R.StorageParent = @storagePath)
    RETURN @ret;

END