Age (PQL)
Returns the number of years between the date column and today
- Returned Output: Integer
- Library: PQL \ Granular \ Date-Time
- Version: 2023.00.000
- Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources
Syntax
Age( <Column DateTime> )
* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.
Comments
- The input column needs to be an attribute with date-time values in the model. (The data type needs to be 'date-time')
- The function is a shortcut that can be achieved with a combination of other functions
- For details on how to employ and use this function see the custom column overview.
Different Function types
- As a granular function, it is used in the base SQL query itself.
- Also see the DateDiff and Today functions.
Examples
This example returns a column with the number of years between the current date and the date in the input column (order date).
Age([transactions].[Order Date])
In the example below, the 3rd column represents the number of years between the current date and the Order date (column 1).
