I have a query that selects from multiple tables. I need to select only the unique loans with the most current status date.
I've tried using MAX in the SELECT clause, but that didn't work.
    SELECT
        L.LOAN_NUMBER AS [loan_number],
        LAS_LOAN_DEF.LOAN_TYPE AS [loan_type] ,
        WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF.STEP_NAME AS [current_status],
        MAX(WORKFLOW_STEPS.ACTION_DATE) AS [current_status_date]                    
    FROM 
        LOAN AS L
        LEFT JOIN LAS_LOAN_DEF ON LAS_LOAN_DEF.LAS_LOAN_DEF_ID = L.LAS_LOAN_DEF_ID
        LEFT JOIN WORKFLOW ON WORKFLOW.[ENTITY_ID] = L.LOAN_ID
        LEFT JOIN WORKFLOW_STEPS ON WORKFLOW_STEPS.WORKFLOW_ID = WORKFLOW.WORKFLOW_ID
        LEFT JOIN WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF ON WORKFLOW_STEPS.WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF_ID = WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF.WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF_ID
    GROUP BY 
        L.LOAN_NUMBER, 
        LAS_LOAN_DEF.LOAN_TYPE, 
        WORKFLOW_STEP_DEF.STEP_NAME,
        WORKFLOW_STEPS.ACTION_DATE
This is the result set I got, which is not unique.
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
| loan_number |  loan_type    | current_status |  current_status_date    |
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
| 12200       | Business      |    Analysis    | 2019-08-15 13:43:42.733 |
| 12200       | Business      |  Underwriting  | 2019-08-15 13:43:53.577 |
| 13300       | Business      |    Analysis    | 2019-08-23 15:47:49.087 |
| 13300       | Business      |  Underwriting  | 2019-08-23 16:47:40.700 |
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
The result set I'm looking for is this:
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
| loan_number |  loan_type    | current_status |  current_status_date    |
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
| 12200       | Business      |  Underwriting  | 2019-08-15 13:43:53.577 |
| 13300       | Business      |  Underwriting  | 2019-08-23 16:47:40.700 |
+-------------+---------------+----------------+-------------------------+
How can I solve this?
 
     
    