Concat (PQL)

Returns a text string joining two or more values of columns or text into a single text string

  • Returned Output: Text
  • Library: PQL \ Granular \ String
  • Version: 2023.00.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

Concat( <Column String> , <Column String N> )

or

Concat( <Text> , <Text N> )

or

Concat( <Column String> , <Text> , <Column String N> , <Text N> )

Syntax Alternatives

StringJoin( <Column String> , <Column String N> )

or

StringJoin( <Text> , <Text N> )

or

StringJoin( <Column String> , <Text> , <Column String N> , <Text N> )

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

Comments
  • The columns need to be attributes with date-time values in the model. (The data type needs to be 'date-time')
  • The value returned is based on a natural calendar period.
  • For details on how to employ and use this function see the custom column overview.
Different Function types
  • This function is similar to the PQL semantic and common functions of the same name. However, it operates on a column directly at the grain.
  • As a granular function, it is used in the base SQL query itself.

Examples

This example returns a column with the year value of each date-time item in the Order Date column.

Year( [Data].[OrderDate] )

You can see the effect from this example snippet in column #2, based on the original date column in position #1.