Exam DP-203 topic 2 question 8 discussion

DRAG DROP -
You have the following table named Employees.

You need to calculate the employee_type value based on the hire_date value.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct targets. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Select and Place:

Suggested Answer:
Box 1: CASE -
CASE evaluates a list of conditions and returns one of multiple possible result expressions.
CASE can be used in any statement or clause that allows a valid expression. For example, you can use CASE in statements such as SELECT, UPDATE,
DELETE and SET, and in clauses such as select_list, IN, WHERE, ORDER BY, and HAVING.
Syntax: Simple CASE expression:

CASE input_expression -
WHEN when_expression THEN result_expression [ ...n ]
[ ELSE else_result_expression ]

END -

Box 2: ELSE -
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/language-elements/case-transact-sql