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    <p>To get the result that you want, you will need to use the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177410%28v=sql.105%29.aspx" rel="nofollow"><code>PIVOT</code></a> function. </p> <p>If all of your values (<code>title</code>) are known ahead of time, then you can hard-code a static query:</p> <pre><code>select * from ( select r.Title, f.UserName, f.Value from ReportItems r left join FormValues f on r.FormID = f.FormID and r.FieldID = f.FieldID ) src pivot ( max(value) for title in ([First Name], [Last Name], Age) ) piv; </code></pre> <p>See <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/514f2/4" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with Demo</a>.</p> <p>But it sounds like you will have an unknown number of <code>titles</code> that you want to turn into columns. If that is the case, then you will want to use dynamic sql:</p> <pre><code>DECLARE @cols AS NVARCHAR(MAX), @query AS NVARCHAR(MAX) select @cols = STUFF((SELECT distinct ',' + QUOTENAME(Title) from ReportItems FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE ).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') ,1,1,'') set @query = 'SELECT UserName,' + @cols + ' from ( select r.Title, f.UserName, f.Value from ReportItems r left join FormValues f on r.FormID = f.FormID and r.FieldID = f.FieldID ) x pivot ( max(value) for Title in (' + @cols + ') ) p ' execute(@query) </code></pre> <p>See <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/514f2/3" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with Demo</a></p> <p>The result for both would be:</p> <pre><code>| USERNAME | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | AGE | ------------------------------------------- | user 1 | Mike | Oscar | 20 | | user 2 | Merry | (null) | 23 | | user 3 | Alen | Escott | 28 | </code></pre> <p>If you have a specific <code>SortOrder</code> that you need and you have it stored in a table, then when you are getting your list of columns, you will use the following and it will return the columns in the correct order:</p> <pre><code>select @cols = STUFF((SELECT ',' + QUOTENAME(Title) from ReportItems group by Title, sortorder order by sortorder FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE ).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)') ,1,1,'') </code></pre> <p>See <a href="http://sqlfiddle.com/#!3/b4626/4" rel="nofollow">SQL Fiddle with Demo</a></p>
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    1. COthanks a lot for you perfect answer. If you dont mind I need to have two more options: 1. how to request the result by [ReportID] 2. how to sort the headers by a column called [SortOrder] in [ReportItems]?
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    2. CO@Kardo can you edit the sql fiddle with the additional data needed? When you edit it, post the link here. Or create a new question with the additional details.
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    3. COin fact your answer is perfect and works fine. I want to sort the Headers (eg: USERNAME | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | AGE) to be sorted by a column named [SortOrder] in ReportItems.
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