Date (PQL)
Returns the date from a date-time
- Returned Output: Text
- Library: PQL \ Granular \ Date-Time
- Version: 2023.00.000
- Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources
Syntax
Date( <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 resulting column is a text or string value - NOT a date.
- 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 DateFormat function
Examples
This example returns the date only from the order date column - ignoring the time element.
Date([transactions].[Order Date])
In the example below, the 4th column represents the date string from the Order date (column 1).
