Unpivot with column name
Your query is very close. You should be able to use the following which includes the subject
in the final select list:
select u.name, u.subject, u.marks
from student s
unpivot
(
marks
for subject in (Maths, Science, English)
) u;
See SQL Fiddle with demo
You may also try standard sql un-pivoting method by using a sequence of logic with the following code.. The following code has 3 steps:
- create multiple copies for each row using cross join (also creating subject column in this case)
- create column "marks" and fill in relevant values using case expression ( ex: if subject is science then pick value from science column)
remove any null combinations ( if exists, table expression can be fully avoided if there are strictly no null values in base table)
select * from ( select name, subject, case subject when 'Maths' then maths when 'Science' then science when 'English' then english end as Marks from studentmarks Cross Join (values('Maths'),('Science'),('English')) AS Subjct(Subject) )as D where marks is not null;