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Rule description

• CASE should be used rather than DECODE

Non-compliant Code Example

SELECT Id,
DECODE (statecode, 101, 'New York', --Non compliant code
    201, 'New Jersey', 
    301, 'Seattle', 
    401, 'San Francisco',
    'Unknown') 
"Service Center Location"
FROM cars
WHERE cars.Id < 1000; 

Compliant Code Example

SELECT Id,
       CASE statecode --Compliant code
			WHEN 101 THEN 'New York' 
			WHEN 201 THEN 'New Jersey' 
			WHEN 301 THEN 'Seattle' 
			WHEN 401 THEN 'San Francisco'
			Else 'Unknown'
		END
FROM cars
WHERE Id < 1000;