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Rule description

• CASE expressions should not have too many WHEN clauses

Non-compliant Code Example

SELECT 
CASE
    WHEN Quantity > 10 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 10' 
    WHEN Quantity > 20 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 20' 
    WHEN Quantity > 30 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 30' 
    WHEN Quantity > 40 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 40' 
    WHEN Quantity > 50 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 50' 
    WHEN Quantity > 60 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 60' 
    WHEN Quantity > 70 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 70' 
    WHEN Quantity > 80 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 80' 
    WHEN Quantity > 90 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 90' 
    WHEN Quantity > 100 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 100' 
    WHEN Quantity > 110 THEN 'The quantity is greater than 110' --Non compliant code
    WHEN Quantity = 120 THEN 'The quantity is 120' --Non compliant code
    ELSE 'The quantity is under 10'
END AS QuantityText
FROM NewOrderDetails