New Logical Processing Phases in SQL Server 2005

This section covers the logical processing phases involved with the new T-SQL query elements in SQL Server 2005. These include new table operators (APPLY, PIVOT, and UNPIVOT), the new OVER clause, and new set operations (EXCEPT and INTERSECT).

Note

Note

APPLY, PIVOT, and UNPIVOT are not ANSI operators; rather, they are T-SQL specific extensions.

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