New Logical Processing Phases in SQL Server 2005
This section covers the logical processing phases involved with the new T-SQL query elements in SQL Server 2005. These include new table operators (APPLY, PIVOT, and UNPIVOT), the new OVER clause, and new set operations (EXCEPT and INTERSECT).
Note
APPLY, PIVOT, and UNPIVOT are not ANSI operators; rather, they are T-SQL specific extensions.
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