How to use case statement in where condition?

Question

I need to use the CASE statement in the WHERE clause like:

WHERE  p.resource_qry_seq = b.resource_qry_seq
AND    p.resource_id = b.resource_id
AND    (CASE
              


        

Answer 1

The predicate of a CASE expression (i.e. what comes after THEN) has to be a value, rather than logic. You can rephrase your WHERE clause as follows:

WHERE
    p.resource_qry_seq = b.resource_qry_seq AND
    p.resource_id = b.resource_id AND
    ((b.flexible_time IS NULL AND
        (b.activity_start >= p.activity_start AND b.activity_end < p.activity_end) OR
        (b.activity_start > p.activity_start  AND b.activity_end <= p.activity_end)) OR
    (b.flexible_time IS NOT NULL AND b.activity_start > p.late_start))