function cdb_batchAdvancedQuery(pDataA, pAdvancedMapA, pTarget, pResultFormat, pAggregateA, pRecordIDA)


Summary

This function searches across one or more tables using specified logic maps and returns records that match the query/queries.

Inputs

  • pDataA (Array) - An array defining the queries.
    • [tableID 1] (Array) - Key that is the first table's ID, which maps to another array.
      • [queryID 1] (Array) - Key name is an arbitrary user-defined name for a query.
        • ["key"] (String) - Contains the table key to be queried.
        • ["value"] (String) - Contains the value with which to query.
        • ["operator"] (String) - Contains the operator with which to query. (See operators)
      • *[queryID N] (Array) - The nth query. Repeat query 1's sublevel structure.
    • *[tableID N] (Array) - The nth table. Repeat tableID 1's sublevel structure.
  • pAdvancedMapA (Array) - Defines the advanced map(s) used for the batch query.
    • [tableID 1] (String) - Each map contains the names of the queries with AND/OR/XOR between them. Parentheses can be used to specify order of operations. e.g. "(query1 AND query2) OR (query3 AND query4)"
    • *[tableID N] (String) - The nth table. Repeat tableID 1's sublevel structure.
  • pTarget (String) - The place to query records, either "cloud" or "local".
  • *pResultFormat (String) - Specifies the output format when returning matched records.
    • "recordList" (default) - Results are line-delimited lists of record IDs.
    • "recordData" - Results are arrays populated with the full record data of each result.
  • *pAggregateA (Array) - Defines the aggregation(s) used for the batch query.
    • [tableID 1] (Array) - Array containing the following keys:
      • ["aggregateKey"] (String) - The name of the key to perform the aggregation on.
      • ["aggregateFunction"] (String) - Determines the aggregation property.
        • "avg" - The average of the values.
        • "count" - The number of occurrences of each value.
        • "min" - The minimum value.
        • "max" - The maximum value.
        • "sum" - The sum of all the values.
      • ["groupBy"] (String) - The name of the key to sort the query results by. Key is sorted by ascending order.
    • *[tableID N] (Array) - The nth table. Repeat tableID 1's sublevel structure.
  • *pRecordIDA (Array) - Defines the records in each table to query on.
    • [tableID 1] (String) - Line-delimited list of record IDs or "*" for the entire table.
    • *[tableID N] (String) -The nth table. Repeat tableID 1's sublevel structure.

*optional parameter.

Note: To query all the records containing a specific value in ANY keys, use "*" as value of the key "key".

BatchAdvancedQueryInput

Outputs

(Array) - Depending on the value of pResultFormat.

  • If pResultFormat is "recordList" or if no such key is provided:
    • Output is an array where each key is a tableID mapped to a backslash-delimited string of recordIDs that match the query.
  • If pResultFormat is "recordData":
    • Output is an array where each key is a tableID mapped to an array whose keys are recordIDs that match the query and whose values are their respective data.

BatchAdvancedQuery output diagram

Additional Requirements

This API call requires internet access to query data on the cloud.

Examples

/*
Table name: clients                     
Keys: firstName, lastName, age, income

Records: 
[12345678-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab]["firstName"] - "John"
                                ["lastName"] - "Smith"
                                ["age"] - "47"
                                ["income"] - "100000"

[87654321-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab]["firstName"] - "Jenny"
                                ["lastName"] - "Smith"
                                ["age"] - "46"
                                ["income"] - "100000"

Table name: office
Keys: name, address
Records:
[45678123-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab]["name"] - "Smith's Tech"
                                ["address"] - "123 office Road"
*/

Example 1:

# We want to find all clients that have last name "Smith" 
# and a first name that ends with "n" or "y" and
# all offices that have "tech" in their name.

local tDataA, tAdvancedMapA, tTarget, tResultFormat, tClientsTableID, tOfficeTableID, tOutputA

put cdb_tableID("clients") into tClientsTableID
put cdb_tableID("office") into tOfficeTableID

# first query (clients table)
put "lastName" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["key"]
put "=" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["operator"]
put "Smith" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["value"]

# second query (clients table)
put "firstName" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_n"]["key"]
put "ends with" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_n"]["operator"]
put "n" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_n"]["value"]

# third query (clients table)
put "firstName" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_y"]["key"]
put "ends with" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_y"]["operator"]
put "y" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["first_y"]["value"]

# advanced map (clients table)
put "lName and (first_n or first_y)" into tAdvancedMapA[tClientsTableID]

# first query (office table)
put "name" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]"name"]["key"]
put "contains" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]["name"]["operator"]
put "tech" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]["name"]["value"]

# advanced map (office table)
put "name" into tAdvancedMapA[tOfficeTableID]

put "cloud" into tTarget
put "recordList" into tResultFormat

put cdb_batchAdvancedQuery(tDataA,tAdvancedMapA,tTarget,tResultFormat) into tOutputA

# output array: tOutputA[tClientsTableID] - "12345678-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab\87654321-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab" 
#                   [tOfficeTableID] - "45678123-abcd-1234-cdef-1234567890ab"

Example 2:

# We want to find the number of clients that have last name "Smith"
# and the number of offices that have "tech" in their name. 

local tDataA, tAdvancedMapA, tTarget, tResultFormat, tAggregateA, tClientsTableID, tOfficeTableID, tOutputA

put cdb_tableID("clients") into tClientsTableID
put cdb_tableID("office") into tOfficeTableID

# first query (clients table)
put "lastName" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["key"]
put "=" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["operator"]
put "Smith" into tDataA[tClientsTableID]["lName"]["value"]

# advanced map (clients table)
put "lName" into tAdvancedMapA[tClientsTableID]

# aggregation (clients table)
put "lastName" into tAggregateA[tClientsTableID]["aggregateKey"]
put "Count" into tAggregateA[tClientsTableID]["aggregateFunction"]
put empty into tAggregateA[tClientsTableID]["groupby"]

# first query (office table)
put "name" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]"name"]["key"]
put "contains" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]["name"]["operator"]
put "tech" into tDataA[tOfficeTableID]["name"]["value"]

# advanced map (office table)
put "name" into tAdvancedMapA[tOfficeTableID]

# aggregation (office table)
put "name" into tAggregateA[tOfficeTableID]["aggregateKey"]
put "Count" into tAggregateA[tOfficeTableID]["aggregateFunction"]
put empty into tAggregateA[tOfficeTableID]["groupby"]

put "cloud" into tTarget
put "recordList" into tResultFormat

put cdb_batchAdvancedQuery(tDataA,tAdvancedMapA,tTarget,tResultFormat,tAggregateA) into tOutputA

# output array: tOutputA[tClientsTableID] - "2"
#                   [tOfficeTableID] - "1"