I continually get these errors when I try to update tables based on another table. I end up rewriting the query, change the order of joins, change some groupings and then it eventually works, but I just don't quite get it.
What is a 'multi-part identifier'?
When is a 'multi-part identifier' not able to be bound?
What is it being bound to anyway?
In what cases will this error occur?
What are the best ways to prevent it?
The specific error from SQL Server 2005 is:
The multi-part identifier "..." could not be bound.
Here is an example:
UPDATE [test].[dbo].[CompanyDetail]
SET Mnemonic = [dbBWKMigration].[dbo].[Company].[MNEMONIC],
[Company Code] = [dbBWKMigration].[dbo].[Company].[COMPANYCODE]
WHERE [Company Name] = **[dbBWKMigration].[dbo].[Company].[COMPANYNAME]**
The actual error:
Msg 4104, Level 16, State 1, Line 3 The multi-part identifier "dbBWKMigration.dbo.Company.COMPANYNAME" could not be bound.
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I was getting this error and just could not see where the problem was. I double checked all of my aliases and syntax and nothing looked out of place. The query was similar to ones I write all the time.
I decided to just re-write the query (I originally had copied it from a report .rdl file) below, over again, and it ran fine. Looking at the queries now, they look the same to me, but my re-written one works.
Just wanted to say that it might be worth a shot if nothing else works.
Adding table alias in front Set field causes this problem in my case.
Right Update Table1 Set SomeField = t2.SomeFieldValue From Table1 t1 Inner Join Table2 as t2 On t1.ID = t2.ID
Wrong Update Table1 Set t1.SomeField = t2.SomeFieldValue From Table1 t1 Inner Join Table2 as t2 On t1.ID = t2.ID
I faced this problem and solved it but there is a difference between your and mine code. In spite of I think you can understand what is "the multi-part identifier could not be bound"
When I used this code
select * from tbTest where email = [email protected]
I faced Multi-part identifier problem
but when I use single quotation for email address It solved
select * from tbTest where email = '[email protected]'
Actually sometimes when you are updating one table from another table's data, I think one of the common issues that cause this error, is when you use your table abbreviations incorrectly or when they are not needed. The correct statement is below:
Update Table1
Set SomeField = t2.SomeFieldValue
From Table1 t1
Inner Join Table2 as t2
On t1.ID = t2.ID
Notice that SomeField column from Table1 doesn't have the t1 qualifier as t1.SomeField but is just SomeField.
If one tries to update it by specifying t1.SomeField the statement will return the multi-part error that you have noticed.
If you are sure that it is not a typo spelling-wise, perhaps it is a typo case-wise.
What collation are you using? Check it.
I had this issue and it turned out to be an incorrect table alias. Correcting this resolved the issue.
Error Code
FROM
dbo.Category C LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubCategory SC ON C.categoryID = SC.CategoryID AND C.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Module M ON SC.subCategoryID = M.subCategoryID AND SC.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubModule SM ON M.ModuleID = SM.ModuleID AND M.IsActive = 'True' AND SM.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.trainer ON dbo.trainer.TopicID =dbo.SubModule.subModuleID
Solution Code
FROM
dbo.Category C LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubCategory SC ON C.categoryID = SC.CategoryID AND C.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Module M ON SC.subCategoryID = M.subCategoryID AND SC.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubModule SM ON M.ModuleID = SM.ModuleID AND M.IsActive = 'True' AND SM.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.trainer ON dbo.trainer.TopicID = SM.subModuleID
as you can see, in error code, dbo.SubModule is already defined as SM, but I am using dbo.SubModule in next line, hence there was an error.
use declared name instead of actual name. Problem solved.
I had P.PayeeName AS 'Payer' --,
and the two comment lines threw this error
Binding = your textual representation of a specific column gets mapped to a physical column in some table, in some database, on some server.
Multipart identifier could be: MyDatabase.dbo.MyTable. If you get any of these identifiers wrong, then you have a multipart identifier that cannot be mapped.
The best way to avoid it is to write the query right the first time, or use a plugin for management studio that provides intellisense and thus help you out by avoiding typos.
I actually forgot to join the table to the others that's why i got the error
Supposed to be this way:
CREATE VIEW reserved_passangers AS
SELECT dbo.Passenger.PassName, dbo.Passenger.Address1, dbo.Passenger.Phone
FROM dbo.Passenger, dbo.Reservation, dbo.Flight
WHERE (dbo.Passenger.PassNum = dbo.Reservation.PassNum) and
(dbo.Reservation.Flightdate = 'January 15 2004' and Flight.FlightNum =562)
And not this way:
CREATE VIEW reserved_passangers AS
SELECT dbo.Passenger.PassName, dbo.Passenger.Address1, dbo.Passenger.Phone
FROM dbo.Passenger, dbo.Reservation
WHERE (dbo.Passenger.PassNum = dbo.Reservation.PassNum) and
(dbo.Reservation.Flightdate = 'January 15 2004' and Flight.FlightNum = 562)
It's probably a typo. Look for the places in your code where you call [schema].[TableName] (basically anywhere you reference a field) and make sure everything is spelled correctly.
Personally, I try to avoid this by using aliases for all my tables. It helps tremendously when you can shorten a long table name to an acronym of it's description (i.e. WorkOrderParts -> WOP), and also makes your query more readable.
Edit: As an added bonus, you'll save TONS of keystrokes when all you have to type is a three or four-letter alias vs. the schema, table, and field names all together.
If you are sure that it is not a typo spelling-wise, perhaps it is a typo case-wise.
What collation are you using? Check it.
You probably have a typo. For instance, if you have a table named Customer in a database named Sales, you could refer to it as Sales..Customer (although it is better to refer to it including the owner name (dbo is the default owner) like Sales.dbo.Customer.
If you typed Sales...Customer, you might have gotten the message you got.
Mine was putting the schema on the table Alias by mistake:
SELECT * FROM schema.CustomerOrders co
WHERE schema.co.ID = 1 -- oops!
If you are sure that it is not a typo spelling-wise, perhaps it is a typo case-wise.
What collation are you using? Check it.
You probably have a typo. For instance, if you have a table named Customer in a database named Sales, you could refer to it as Sales..Customer (although it is better to refer to it including the owner name (dbo is the default owner) like Sales.dbo.Customer.
If you typed Sales...Customer, you might have gotten the message you got.
My best advise when having the error is to use [] braquets to sorround table names, the abbreviation of tables causes sometimes errors, (sometime table abbreviations just work fine...weird)
I faced this problem and solved it but there is a difference between your and mine code. In spite of I think you can understand what is "the multi-part identifier could not be bound"
When I used this code
select * from tbTest where email = [email protected]
I faced Multi-part identifier problem
but when I use single quotation for email address It solved
select * from tbTest where email = '[email protected]'
It's probably a typo. Look for the places in your code where you call [schema].[TableName] (basically anywhere you reference a field) and make sure everything is spelled correctly.
Personally, I try to avoid this by using aliases for all my tables. It helps tremendously when you can shorten a long table name to an acronym of it's description (i.e. WorkOrderParts -> WOP), and also makes your query more readable.
Edit: As an added bonus, you'll save TONS of keystrokes when all you have to type is a three or four-letter alias vs. the schema, table, and field names all together.
Binding = your textual representation of a specific column gets mapped to a physical column in some table, in some database, on some server.
Multipart identifier could be: MyDatabase.dbo.MyTable. If you get any of these identifiers wrong, then you have a multipart identifier that cannot be mapped.
The best way to avoid it is to write the query right the first time, or use a plugin for management studio that provides intellisense and thus help you out by avoiding typos.
I actually forgot to join the table to the others that's why i got the error
Supposed to be this way:
CREATE VIEW reserved_passangers AS
SELECT dbo.Passenger.PassName, dbo.Passenger.Address1, dbo.Passenger.Phone
FROM dbo.Passenger, dbo.Reservation, dbo.Flight
WHERE (dbo.Passenger.PassNum = dbo.Reservation.PassNum) and
(dbo.Reservation.Flightdate = 'January 15 2004' and Flight.FlightNum =562)
And not this way:
CREATE VIEW reserved_passangers AS
SELECT dbo.Passenger.PassName, dbo.Passenger.Address1, dbo.Passenger.Phone
FROM dbo.Passenger, dbo.Reservation
WHERE (dbo.Passenger.PassNum = dbo.Reservation.PassNum) and
(dbo.Reservation.Flightdate = 'January 15 2004' and Flight.FlightNum = 562)
I had this issue and it turned out to be an incorrect table alias. Correcting this resolved the issue.
When you type the FROM table those errors will disappear. Type FROM below what your typing then Intellisense will work and multi-part identifier will work.
I found that I get these a lot when I try to abbreviate, such as:
Table1 t1, Table2 t2
where t1.ID = t2.ID
Changing it to:
Table1, Table2
where Table1.ID = Table2.ID
Makes the query work and not throw the error.
If you are sure that it is not a typo spelling-wise, perhaps it is a typo case-wise.
What collation are you using? Check it.
Error Code
FROM
dbo.Category C LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubCategory SC ON C.categoryID = SC.CategoryID AND C.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Module M ON SC.subCategoryID = M.subCategoryID AND SC.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubModule SM ON M.ModuleID = SM.ModuleID AND M.IsActive = 'True' AND SM.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.trainer ON dbo.trainer.TopicID =dbo.SubModule.subModuleID
Solution Code
FROM
dbo.Category C LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubCategory SC ON C.categoryID = SC.CategoryID AND C.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.Module M ON SC.subCategoryID = M.subCategoryID AND SC.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.SubModule SM ON M.ModuleID = SM.ModuleID AND M.IsActive = 'True' AND SM.IsActive = 'True' LEFT OUTER JOIN
dbo.trainer ON dbo.trainer.TopicID = SM.subModuleID
as you can see, in error code, dbo.SubModule is already defined as SM, but I am using dbo.SubModule in next line, hence there was an error.
use declared name instead of actual name. Problem solved.
I was getting this error and just could not see where the problem was. I double checked all of my aliases and syntax and nothing looked out of place. The query was similar to ones I write all the time.
I decided to just re-write the query (I originally had copied it from a report .rdl file) below, over again, and it ran fine. Looking at the queries now, they look the same to me, but my re-written one works.
Just wanted to say that it might be worth a shot if nothing else works.
You probably have a typo. For instance, if you have a table named Customer in a database named Sales, you could refer to it as Sales..Customer (although it is better to refer to it including the owner name (dbo is the default owner) like Sales.dbo.Customer.
If you typed Sales...Customer, you might have gotten the message you got.
When updating tables make sure you do not reference the field your updating via the alias.
I just had the error with the following code
update [page]
set p.pagestatusid = 1
from [page] p
join seed s on s.seedid = p.seedid
where s.providercode = 'agd'
and p.pagestatusid = 0
I had to remove the alias reference in the set statement so it reads like this
update [page]
set pagestatusid = 1
from [page] p
join seed s on s.seedid = p.seedid
where s.providercode = 'agd'
and p.pagestatusid = 0
Actually sometimes when you are updating one table from another table's data, I think one of the common issues that cause this error, is when you use your table abbreviations incorrectly or when they are not needed. The correct statement is below:
Update Table1
Set SomeField = t2.SomeFieldValue
From Table1 t1
Inner Join Table2 as t2
On t1.ID = t2.ID
Notice that SomeField column from Table1 doesn't have the t1 qualifier as t1.SomeField but is just SomeField.
If one tries to update it by specifying t1.SomeField the statement will return the multi-part error that you have noticed.
Mine was putting the schema on the table Alias by mistake:
SELECT * FROM schema.CustomerOrders co
WHERE schema.co.ID = 1 -- oops!
It's probably a typo. Look for the places in your code where you call [schema].[TableName] (basically anywhere you reference a field) and make sure everything is spelled correctly.
Personally, I try to avoid this by using aliases for all my tables. It helps tremendously when you can shorten a long table name to an acronym of it's description (i.e. WorkOrderParts -> WOP), and also makes your query more readable.
Edit: As an added bonus, you'll save TONS of keystrokes when all you have to type is a three or four-letter alias vs. the schema, table, and field names all together.
When updating tables make sure you do not reference the field your updating via the alias.
I just had the error with the following code
update [page]
set p.pagestatusid = 1
from [page] p
join seed s on s.seedid = p.seedid
where s.providercode = 'agd'
and p.pagestatusid = 0
I had to remove the alias reference in the set statement so it reads like this
update [page]
set pagestatusid = 1
from [page] p
join seed s on s.seedid = p.seedid
where s.providercode = 'agd'
and p.pagestatusid = 0
You probably have a typo. For instance, if you have a table named Customer in a database named Sales, you could refer to it as Sales..Customer (although it is better to refer to it including the owner name (dbo is the default owner) like Sales.dbo.Customer.
If you typed Sales...Customer, you might have gotten the message you got.
Binding = your textual representation of a specific column gets mapped to a physical column in some table, in some database, on some server.
Multipart identifier could be: MyDatabase.dbo.MyTable. If you get any of these identifiers wrong, then you have a multipart identifier that cannot be mapped.
The best way to avoid it is to write the query right the first time, or use a plugin for management studio that provides intellisense and thus help you out by avoiding typos.
I found that I get these a lot when I try to abbreviate, such as:
Table1 t1, Table2 t2
where t1.ID = t2.ID
Changing it to:
Table1, Table2
where Table1.ID = Table2.ID
Makes the query work and not throw the error.
When you type the FROM table those errors will disappear. Type FROM below what your typing then Intellisense will work and multi-part identifier will work.
My best advise when having the error is to use [] braquets to sorround table names, the abbreviation of tables causes sometimes errors, (sometime table abbreviations just work fine...weird)
I had P.PayeeName AS 'Payer' --,
and the two comment lines threw this error
It's probably a typo. Look for the places in your code where you call [schema].[TableName] (basically anywhere you reference a field) and make sure everything is spelled correctly.
Personally, I try to avoid this by using aliases for all my tables. It helps tremendously when you can shorten a long table name to an acronym of it's description (i.e. WorkOrderParts -> WOP), and also makes your query more readable.
Edit: As an added bonus, you'll save TONS of keystrokes when all you have to type is a three or four-letter alias vs. the schema, table, and field names all together.
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