The SQL MERGE statement has some limitations and challenges that you need to be aware of. Firstly, you need to check the compatibility and syntax of your database before using it as it is not ...

( /* This is the beginning of the merge statement. The target must be defined, in this example it is our slowly changing dimension table */ MERGE ypc_bi_dw.dbo.D_SaturnCustomerDetail AS target USING ( ...

Description In SQL Server, we can omit ";" for SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT or DELETE statement, but it looks we cannot omit ";" in MERGE statement. SQL Server MERGE statement needs an explicit ";" ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: In SQL Server 2008, you can perform insert, update, or delete operations in a single statement using the MERGE statement.