DECLARE @Taxon_Designation_Key CHAR(16), @Date DATETIME, @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key CHAR(16), @Taxon_List_Item_Key CHAR(16), @UserID CHAR(16), @Custodian CHAR(8) SET @Date = GETDATE() /* Obtain user id. Assumes most recent active session with System Manager rights is the one making the request (doesn't seem to be a better way). */ SELECT @UserID = S.User_Name_Key FROM Session S INNER JOIN "User" U ON S.User_Name_Key = U.Name_Key WHERE GetDate() >= Date_Time_Start AND S.Date_Time_End IS NULL AND U.Security_Level = 5 -- System manager ORDER BY S.Date_Time_Start DESC SET @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key = NULL SELECT @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key = Taxon_Designation_Type_Key FROM Taxon_Designation_Type WHERE IF @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key IS NULL RAISERROR ('Taxon Designation Type not found.', 10, 0) ELSE BEGIN DECLARE TLI_Cursor CURSOR FOR ( SELECT Taxon_List_Item_Key FROM #Taxon_List_Item ) OPEN TLI_Cursor FETCH NEXT FROM TLI_Cursor INTO @Taxon_List_Item_Key -- Loops through the list of taxon list items and adds designations for them. WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN IF NOT EXISTS( SELECT 1 FROM Taxon_Designation WHERE Taxon_Designation_Type_Key = @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key AND Taxon_List_Item_Key = @Taxon_List_Item_Key ) BEGIN EXECUTE spNextKey 'Taxon_Designation', @Taxon_Designation_Key OUTPUT SET @Custodian = LEFT(@Taxon_Designation_Key, 8 ) INSERT INTO Taxon_Designation ( Taxon_Designation_Key, Date_From, Taxon_Designation_Type_Key, Taxon_List_Item_Key, Status_Exclusion, Entered_By, Entry_Date, System_Supplied_Data, Custodian ) VALUES (@Taxon_Designation_Key, @Date, @Taxon_Designation_Type_Key, @Taxon_List_Item_Key, 0, @UserID, @Date, 0, @Custodian ) END FETCH NEXT FROM TLI_Cursor INTO @Taxon_List_Item_Key END CLOSE TLI_Cursor DEALLOCATE TLI_Cursor END