Analytics SAQL Developer Guide

Overview
Quick Start
Examples
SAQL Reference
SAQL Basic Elements
SAQL Operators
SAQL Statements
SAQL Functions
Aggregate Functions
Date Functions
Time Zone Date Functions
Use Time Zone-Enabled Dates in SAQL Projections
Access Date Functions with Time Zone Enabled
Group By Date
Order By Date
Filter By Date
Calculate the Time Between Two Dates
Convert Dates to and from Strings
date_to_string(DateTime | DateOnly, format)
toDateTime(epoch)
toDateTime(string, format)
toDateOnly(epoch)
toDateOnly(string, format)
Handle Null Dates
Determine the Day in the Week, Month, Quarter, or Year
Work with Custom Fiscal Year Data
String Functions
Math Functions
Windowing Functions
coalesce
Query Performance
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date_to_string(DateTime | DateOnly, format)

Converts a date to a string.

This function takes a DateTime, DateOnly, or now() as its first argument. For the allowed formats, see the Date Formats section in Date Formats.

Use date_to_string() to display the close date for your opportunities in the format yyyy-MM-dd.. CloseDate must be a DateTime or DateOnly type.

1q = foreach q generate date_to_string('CloseDate', "yyyy-MM-dd") as 'Close Date';

If CloseDate is a Date type, convert it to a DateOnly type with toDate().

1q = foreach q generate date_to_string(toDate('CloseDate', "yyyy-MM-dd"), "yyyy-MM-dd") as 'Close Date';