Access to sql crosstab query to sql

Question

I am trying to convert this access query to sql 2008

Can anyone convert this access query to sql?

TRANSFORM Sum(q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.Total) AS SumOfTotal
SELECT q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Billable Identifier], 
   q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Entity Identifier]
FROM q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs
GROUP BY q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Billable Identifier], 
   q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Entity Identifier]
PIVOT q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.Period;

but getting this error... anyone help

Answer 1

You current query in SQL Server will be similar to this:

select *
from
(
  SELECT q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Billable Identifier], 
    q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.[Entity Identifier],
    q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs.Period
  FROM q_INTERMONTH_Union_ILIs
) src
pivot
(
  Sum(Total)
  for Period in (yourPeriodValues go here)
) piv

In this line:

for Period in (yourPeriodValues go here)

You will place the values that you want as the columns inside of the parentheses (yourPeriodValues go here) .