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        <p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>Here is my Entities :</p>
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<pre class="code-java">@Entity
<span class="code-keyword">public</span> class Coupon <span class="code-keyword">implements</span> Serializable {
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-keyword">static</span> <span class="code-keyword">final</span> <span class="code-object">long</span> serialVersionUID = 1L;

        @Id
        @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-object">Integer</span> id;
        
        @OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.LAZY, mappedBy = <span class="code-quote">"coupon"</span>, cascade={CascadeType.PERSIST, CascadeType.MERGE})
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> List&lt;Encasement&gt; facEncaissements = <span class="code-keyword">new</span> ArrayList&lt;Encasement&gt;(0);

        @Formula(<span class="code-quote">"(SELECT DISTINCT TOP 1 e.ChequeNumber FROM Encasement e WHERE e.IdCoupon = Id)"</span>)
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-object">String</span> chequeNumber;

<span class="code-comment">/// Getters &amp; Setters ...
</span>}

@Entity
<span class="code-keyword">public</span> class Encasement <span class="code-keyword">implements</span> Serializable {
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-keyword">static</span> <span class="code-keyword">final</span> <span class="code-object">long</span> serialVersionUID = 1L;
        
        @Id
        @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-object">Integer</span> id;

        @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
        @JoinColumn(name = <span class="code-quote">"IdCoupon"</span>)
        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> Coupon coupon;

        <span class="code-keyword">private</span> <span class="code-object">String</span> chequeNumber;

<span class="code-comment">/// Getters &amp; Setters ...
</span>}</pre>
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<p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>Here is my JPA Query :</p>
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<pre class="code-sql"><span class="code-keyword">select</span>
    distinct coupon 
<span class="code-keyword">from</span>
    coupon Coupon   
left join
    coupon.encasements as encasement 
order <span class="code-keyword">by</span>
    coupon.chequeNumber asc</pre>
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<p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>And here is the generated SQL :</p>
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<pre class="code-sql"><span class="code-keyword">select</span>
    distinct TOP(?) coupon0_.Id as Id10_,
    (<span class="code-keyword">SELECT</span>
        TOP 1 e.ChequeNumber 
    <span class="code-keyword">FROM</span>
        Encasement e 
    <span class="code-keyword">WHERE</span>
        e.IdCoupon = coupon0_.Id) as formula0_
<span class="code-keyword">from</span>
    Coupon coupon0_ 
left outer join
    Encasement encasement1_ 
        on coupon0_.Id=encasement1_.IdCoupon 
order <span class="code-keyword">by</span>
    (<span class="code-keyword">SELECT</span>
        TOP 1 e.ChequeNumber 
    <span class="code-keyword">FROM</span>
        Encasement e 
    <span class="code-keyword">WHERE</span>
        efe.IdCoupon = coupon0_.Id) asc</pre>
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<p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>And here is the error I get from SQLServer :</p>
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<pre>16:15:45,026 WARN  [org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-5) SQL Error: 145, SQLState: S0001
16:15:45,028 ERROR [org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper] (http-localhost-127.0.0.1-8080-5) ORDER BY items must appear in the select list if SELECT DISTINCT is specified.
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<p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>I think Hibernate should use the formula alias instead of repeating the formula. I've tested directly in SQLServer and that query is working :</p>
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<pre class="code-sql"><span class="code-keyword">select</span>
    distinct TOP(?) coupon0_.Id as Id10_,
    (<span class="code-keyword">SELECT</span>
        TOP 1 e.ChequeNumber 
    <span class="code-keyword">FROM</span>
        Encasement e 
    <span class="code-keyword">WHERE</span>
        e.IdCoupon = coupon0_.Id) as formula0_
<span class="code-keyword">from</span>
    Coupon coupon0_ 
left outer join
    Encasement encasement1_ 
        on coupon0_.Id=encasement1_.IdCoupon 
order <span class="code-keyword">by</span> formula0_ asc</pre>
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<p style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;'>Moreover, that error appears only if I use DISTINCT on the first SELECT (and I must have that DISTINCT in my business use case).</p>
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        JBoss 7.1.1.Final (hibernate module updated to 4.1.8.Final) using org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServer2008Dialect on SQLServer 2008R2
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                    formula
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                    distinct
                    orderby
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