ACTIVITY_COUNT

Translation specification for the ACTIVITY_COUNT status variable.

Description

The ACTIVITY_COUNT status variable returns the number of rows affected by an SQL DML statement in an embedded SQL or stored procedure application. For more information check here.

There is no direct equivalent in Snowflake. However, there is a workaround to emulate the ACTIVITY_COUNT's behavior. One must simply use the following query:

SELECT $1 FROM TABLE(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()));

This query retrieves and returns the first column of the result set from the last executed query in the current session. Furthermore, $1 can be replaced by "number of rows inserted", "number of rows updated" or "number of rows deleted" based on the query type.

As expected, this translation behaves like its Teradata counterpart only when no other queries besides the SQL DML statement are executed before calling LAST_QUERY_ID.

Sample Source Patterns

Setup data

Teradata

Query

IN -> Teradata_01.sql

CREATE TABLE employees (
    employee_id INT NOT NULL,
    first_name VARCHAR(50),
    last_name VARCHAR(50),
    department_id INT,
    salary DECIMAL(10,2),
    PRIMARY KEY (employee_id)
);

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (1, 'John', 'Doe', 10, 60000.00);

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (2, 'Johny', 'Doey', 10, 65000.00);

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (3, 'Max', 'Smith', 10, 70000.00);

DROP TABLE activity_log;
CREATE TABLE activity_log (
    log_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY (START WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 1) NOT NULL,
    operation VARCHAR(200),
    row_count INT,
    log_timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
    PRIMARY KEY (log_id)
);

Snowflake

Query

OUT -> Teradata_01.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE employees (
    employee_id INT NOT NULL,
    first_name VARCHAR(50),
    last_name VARCHAR(50),
    department_id INT,
    salary DECIMAL(10,2),
    PRIMARY KEY (employee_id)
)
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/11/2024" }}'
;

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (1, 'John', 'Doe', 10, 60000.00);

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (2, 'Johny', 'Doey', 10, 65000.00);

INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name, department_id, salary)
VALUES (3, 'Max', 'Smith', 10, 70000.00);

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE activity_log (
    log_id INT DEFAULT activity_log_log_id.NEXTVAL NOT NULL,
    operation VARCHAR(200),
    row_count INT,
    log_timestamp TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(),
    PRIMARY KEY (log_id)
)
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/11/2024" }}'
;

Supported usage

Teradata

Query

IN -> Teradata_02.sql

REPLACE PROCEDURE UpdateEmployeeSalaryAndLog ()
BEGIN
    DECLARE row_count1 INT;

    UPDATE employees
    SET salary = 80000
    WHERE department_id = 10;

    -- Get the ACTIVITY_COUNT
    SET row_count1 = ACTIVITY_COUNT;

    -- Insert the ACTIVITY_COUNT into the activity_log table
    INSERT INTO activity_log (operation, row_count)
    VALUES ('UPDATE WHERE dept=10', row_count1);
END;

CALL UpdateEmployeeSalaryAndLog();

SELECT * FROM ACTIVITY_LOG;

Result

LOG_ID | OPERATION    	      | ROW_COUNT | LOG_TIMESTAMP              |
-------+----------------------+-----------+----------------------------+
1      | UPDATE WHERE dept=10 |	3         | 2024-07-10 15:58:46.490000 |

Snowflake

Query

OUT -> Teradata_02.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE UpdateEmployeeSalaryAndLog ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{ "origin": "sf_sc", "name": "snowconvert", "version": {  "major": 0,  "minor": 0,  "patch": "0" }, "attributes": {  "component": "teradata",  "convertedOn": "07/11/2024" }}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
    DECLARE
        row_count1 INT;
    BEGIN
         
        UPDATE employees
    SET salary = 80000
    WHERE department_id = 10;

    -- Get the ACTIVITY_COUNT
        row_count1 := (
    SELECT
        $1
    FROM
        TABLE(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()))
        ) /*** SSC-FDM-TD0033 - 'ACTIVITY_COUNT' TRANSFORMATION MIGHT REQUIRE MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS ***/;

        -- Insert the ACTIVITY_COUNT into the activity_log table
        INSERT INTO activity_log (operation, row_count)
        VALUES ('UPDATE WHERE dept=10', :row_count1);
    END;
$$;

CALL UpdateEmployeeSalaryAndLog();

SELECT
    * FROM
    ACTIVITY_LOG;

Result

LOG_ID | OPERATION    	      | ROW_COUNT | LOG_TIMESTAMP            |
-------+----------------------+-----------+--------------------------+
102    | UPDATE WHERE dept=10 |	3         | 2024-07-11T12:42:35.280Z |

Known Issues

1. If ACTIVITY_COUNT is called twice or more times before executing a DML statement, the transformation might not return the expected values. Check here.
2. If ACTIVITY_COUNT is called after a non DML statement was executed, the transformation will not return the expected values. Check here.
3. ACTIVITY_COUNT requires manual fixing when inside a SELECT/SET INTO VARIABLE statement and was not able to be identified as a column name. Check here.

Related EWIs

1. SSC-FDM-TD0033: 'ACTIVITY_COUNT' TRANSFORMATION MIGHT REQUIRE MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS.