StrToDate (PQL)

Returns a date-time member constructed from a date string on the given date attribute. Use this function to get dates in the system.

  • Returned Output: Member
  • Library: PQL \ Semantic \ String
  • Version: 2018.00.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

StrToDate( <Hierarchy> , <Date Text> )

* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.

Comments
  • The hierarchy or attribute needs to the unique name for an existing date-time hierarchy in the model.
  • The date-time text string needs to be in a recognized date/time format
  • For details on how to employ and use this function see the semantic calculation overview.
Different Function types
  • To use a simple stringToDate operation, use the Common library function.

Examples

This example returns the member January 1st 2018 10:30PM in the dateKey hierarchy of the data table:

StrToDate( [data].[dateKey], "2018-01-03T22:30" )