Create New SQL Column With Smaller Buckets (Based on Text, not Numbers)

Question

I have a column in SQL that has multiple “Definitions” but I would like anything that starts with DEF to just be the generic “Definition”.

What can I put in my Select statement to have this converted?

Answer

You can use case:

select (case when current_output like 'DEF%' then 'DEFINITION'
             else current_output
        end) as desired_output

Accepted Answer

You can use case:select (case when current_output like 'DEF%' then 'DEFINITION'             else current_output        end) as desired_output