{"id":2708,"date":"2019-08-04T04:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T11:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oracletutorial.com\/?page_id=2708"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:55:50","slug":"oracle-unpivot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-unpivot\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle UNPIVOT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Oracle <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause to transpose columns to rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-oracle-unpivot-clause'>Introduction to Oracle UNPIVOT clause <a href=\"#introduction-to-oracle-unpivot-clause\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-oracle-unpivot-clause\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to Oracle UNPIVOT clause\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oracle <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause allows you to transpose columns to rows. The <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause is opposite to the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-pivot\/\">PIVOT<\/a><\/code> clause except that it does not de-aggregate data during the transposing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Oracle-UNPIVOT.png\" alt=\"Oracle UNPIVOT\" class=\"wp-image-2717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Oracle-UNPIVOT.png 631w, https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Oracle-UNPIVOT-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following illustrates the syntax of the Oracle <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> \n    select_list\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> table_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNPIVOT<\/span> &#91;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INCLUDE<\/span> | <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXCLUDE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NULLS<\/span>](\n    unpivot_clause\n    unpivot_for_clause\n    unpivot_in_clause \n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <code>unpivot_clause<\/code> allows you to specify a name for a column that represents the unpivoted measure values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>unpivot_for_clause<\/code> allows you to specify the name for each column that will hold the measure&#8217;s values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>unpivot_in_clause<\/code> contains the pivoted columns that will be unpivoted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>INCLUDE | EXCLUDE NULLS<\/code> clause allows you to include or exclude null-valued rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <code>INCLUDE NULLS<\/code> clause instructs Oracle to include null-valued rows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>EXCLUDE NULLS<\/code> clause, on the other hand, eliminates null-valued rows from the returned result set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the unpivot operation excludes null-valued rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the Oracle <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause to get a better understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='setting-up-a-sample-table'>Setting up a sample table <a href=\"#setting-up-a-sample-table\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"setting-up-a-sample-table\" title=\"Anchor for Setting up a sample table\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-create-table\/\">create a new table<\/a> called <code>sale_stats<\/code> for demonstration:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> sale_stats(\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> PRIMARY <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">KEY<\/span>,\n    fiscal_year <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    product_a <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    product_b <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    product_c <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>\n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-insert\/\">insert<\/a> some rows into the <code>sale_stats<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> sale_stats(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span>, fiscal_year, product_a, product_b, product_c)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2017<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">200<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">300<\/span>);\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> sale_stats(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span>, fiscal_year, product_a, product_b, product_c)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2018<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">150<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">250<\/span>);\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> sale_stats(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span>, fiscal_year, product_a, product_b, product_c)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2019<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">150<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">220<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-literal\">NULL<\/span>);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Third, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-select\/\">query<\/a> data from the <code>sale_stats<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> sale_stats;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Here is the output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table.png\" alt=\"oracle unpivot - sample table\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table.png 358w, https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='oracle-unpivot-examples'>Oracle UNPIVOT examples <a href=\"#oracle-unpivot-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"oracle-unpivot-examples\" title=\"Anchor for Oracle &lt;code&gt;UNPIVOT&lt;\/code&gt; examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement uses the <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause to rotate columns <code>product_a<\/code>, <code>product_b<\/code>, and <code>product_c<\/code> into rows:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> sale_stats\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNPIVOT<\/span>(\n    quantity  <span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- unpivot_clause<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FOR<\/span> product_code <span class=\"hljs-comment\">--  unpivot_for_clause<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IN<\/span> ( <span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- unpivot_in_clause<\/span>\n        product_a <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'A'<\/span>, \n        product_b <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'B'<\/span>, \n        product_c <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'C'<\/span>\n    )\n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>unpivot_clause<\/code> is <code>quantity<\/code> which is a column that represents the unpivoted values from the <code>product_a<\/code>, <code>product_b<\/code>, and <code>product_c<\/code> columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>unpivot_for_clause<\/code> is <code>FOR product_code<\/code>, which is the column that will hold the measure&#8217;s values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>unpivot_in_clause<\/code> clause is:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">    IN ( <span class=\"hljs-comment\">-- unpivot_in_clause<\/span>\n        product_a AS 'A', \n        product_b AS 'B', \n        product_c AS 'C'\n    )\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>which instructs Oracle to unpivot values in the <code>product_a<\/code>, <code>product_b<\/code>, and <code>product_c<\/code> columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following picture shows the output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-example.png\" alt=\"oracle unpivot - example\" class=\"wp-image-2710\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> operation excludes null-valued rows, therefore, you don&#8217;t see any NULL in the output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause to transpose values in the columns <code>product_a<\/code>, <code>product_b<\/code>, and <code>product_c<\/code> to rows, but including null-valued rows:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> sale_stats\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNPIVOT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INCLUDE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NULLS<\/span>(\n    quantity\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FOR<\/span> product_code \n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IN<\/span> (\n        product_a <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'A'<\/span>, \n        product_b <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'B'<\/span>, \n        product_c <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'C'<\/span>\n    )\n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Here is the output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-include-nulls-example.png\" alt=\"oracle unpivot include nulls example\" class=\"wp-image-2711\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns'>Oracle unpivot multiple columns <a href=\"#oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns\" title=\"Anchor for Oracle unpivot multiple columns\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see an example of unpivoting multiple columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-drop-table\/\">drop<\/a> and recreate the <code>sale_stats<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> sale_stats;\n    \n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TABLE<\/span> sale_stats(\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span> PRIMARY <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">KEY<\/span>,\n    fiscal_year <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    a_qty <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    a_value <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">DEC<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">19<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>),\n    b_qty <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">INT<\/span>,\n    b_value <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">DEC<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">19<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>)\n);   \n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/oracle-basics\/oracle-insert\/\">insert<\/a> rows into the <code>sale_stats<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> sale_stats(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span>, fiscal_year, a_qty, a_value, b_qty, b_value)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">2018<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">100<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1000<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">2000<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">4000<\/span>);\n\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> sale_stats(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">id<\/span>, fiscal_year, a_qty, a_value, b_qty, b_value)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">2<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">2019<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">150<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1500<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">2500<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">5000<\/span>);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Third, query data from the <code>sale_stats<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> sale_stats;\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table-2.png 344w, https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-sample-table-2-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, use the <code>UNPIVOT<\/code> clause to transpose the values in the column <code>a_qty<\/code>, <code>a_value<\/code>, <code>b_qty<\/code>, and <code>b_value<\/code> into rows:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> * <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> sale_stats\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNPIVOT<\/span> (\n    (quantity, amount)\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FOR<\/span> product_code\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IN<\/span> (\n        (a_qty, a_value) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'A'<\/span>, \n        (b_qty, b_value) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'B'<\/span>        \n    )\n);\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Here is the result set:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns-example.png\" alt=\"oracle unpivot multiple columns example\" class=\"wp-image-2713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns-example.png 353w, https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns-example-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This picture illustrates the transposing process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns.png\" alt=\"Oracle unpivot multiple columns\" class=\"wp-image-2715\" title=\"Oracle unpivot multiple columns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns.png 393w, https:\/\/www.oracletutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oracle-unpivot-multiple-columns-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for 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