CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[ufnGetContactInformation](@ContactID int) RETURNS @retContactInformation TABLE ( -- Columns returned by the function [ContactID] int PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, [FirstName] [nvarchar](50) NULL, [LastName] [nvarchar](50) NULL, [JobTitle] [nvarchar](50) NULL, [ContactType] [nvarchar](50) NULL ) AS -- Returns the first name, last name, job title and contact type for the specified contact. BEGIN DECLARE @FirstName [nvarchar](50), @LastName [nvarchar](50), @JobTitle [nvarchar](50), @ContactType [nvarchar](50); -- Get common contact information SELECT @ContactID = ContactID, @FirstName = FirstName, @LastName = LastName FROM [Person].[Contact] WHERE [ContactID] = @ContactID; SET @JobTitle = CASE -- Check for employee WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [HumanResources].[Employee] e WHERE e.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN (SELECT [Title] FROM [HumanResources].[Employee] WHERE [ContactID] = @ContactID) -- Check for vendor WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [Purchasing].[VendorContact] vc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON vc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE vc.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN (SELECT ct.[Name] FROM [Purchasing].[VendorContact] vc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON vc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE vc.[ContactID] = @ContactID) -- Check for store WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [Sales].[StoreContact] sc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON sc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE sc.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN (SELECT ct.[Name] FROM [Sales].[StoreContact] sc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON sc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE [ContactID] = @ContactID) ELSE NULL END; SET @ContactType = CASE -- Check for employee WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [HumanResources].[Employee] e WHERE e.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN 'Employee' -- Check for vendor WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [Purchasing].[VendorContact] vc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON vc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE vc.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN 'Vendor Contact' -- Check for store WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [Sales].[StoreContact] sc INNER JOIN [Person].[ContactType] ct ON sc.[ContactTypeID] = ct.[ContactTypeID] WHERE sc.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN 'Store Contact' -- Check for individual consumer WHEN EXISTS(SELECT * FROM [Sales].[Individual] i WHERE i.[ContactID] = @ContactID) THEN 'Consumer' END; -- Return the information to the caller IF @ContactID IS NOT NULL BEGIN INSERT @retContactInformation SELECT @ContactID, @FirstName, @LastName, @JobTitle, @ContactType; END; RETURN; END;