KATER__DATE

Family: Date grains

Syntax

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KATER__DATE(field)

Arguments

Returns

A date.

Usage notes

• On a date, it gives the same date. Use it to group a timestamp by day.

Example

This Sandbox query reads the sample shop’s orders. The table shows the rows that Kater gave.

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SELECT
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  orders.order_id AS "Order ID",
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  orders.ordered_at AS "Ordered At",
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  DIMENSION('ordered_at_date', KATER__DATE(orders.ordered_at)) AS "Date"
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FROM kater_dataset.orders AS orders
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ORDER BY
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  1
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LIMIT 3

Compiles to

The call compiles to the same SQL on DuckDB and on Snowflake.

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CAST(DATE_TRUNC('DAY', orders.ordered_at) AS DATE)

See also

• Dates
• Other functions in Date grains: KATER__WEEK, KATER__MONTH, KATER__QUARTER, KATER__YEAR, KATER__HOUR, KATER__MINUTE, KATER__SECOND, KATER__MILLISECOND