Hello I am new in this, I have a 2 sql select statement. this is the first sql statement: SELECT service_card.`no` AS service_card_no, customer.`customer_name` AS customer_customer_name, serial_numbers.`no` AS serial_numbers_no, items.`item_description` AS items_item_description, defect.`description` AS defect_description, service_card.`date_received` AS service_card_date_received, user.`first_name` AS user_first_name, user.`middle_name` AS user_middle_name, user.`last_name` AS user_last_name, service_card.`complaints` AS service_card_complaints, service_card.`store_name` AS service_card_store_name, service_card.`receipt_no` AS service_card_receipt_no, service_card.`date_purchased` AS service_card_date_purchasedFROM IF(service_card.customer) `customer` customer INNER JOIN `service_card` service_card ON customer.`id` = service_card.`customer_id` INNER JOIN `serial_numbers` serial_numbers ON service_card.`serial_no_id` = serial_numbers.`id` INNER JOIN `defect` defect ON service_card.`received_by` = defect.`id` INNER JOIN `user` user ON service_card.`received_by` = user.`id` INNER JOIN `items` items ON serial_numbers.`item_id` = items.`id`WHERE service_card.id = $P{service_card_no} and service_card.`approved_by` IS NOT null the second statement is this: SELECT service_card.no as service_card_no,service_card.customer_name as customer_customer_name,items.item_description as items_item_description,items.id AS serial_numbers_no,service_card.complaints AS defect_description,service_card.date_received as service_card_date_received,user.first_name AS user_first_name,user.middle_name AS user_middle_name,user.last_name AS user_last_name,service_card.complaints as service_card_complaints,service_card.store_name as service_card_store_name,service_card.receipt_no as service_card_receipt_no,IFNULL(service_card.date_purchased,'') as service_card_date_purchasedFROMservice_card join `user` user on user.id = service_card.received_byJOIN `items` items on service_card.item_id = items.idwhere service_card.id=31 my question is how can I do the IF else statement inside the sql qeury of the ireport any answers will be appreciated. thank you. Eleazar Embuscado