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Derives the hour value from a Datetime value. Generated hours are expressed according to the 24-hour clock. |
- Source value can be a reference to a column containing literal or Datetime values.
- If the source Datetime value does not include a valid input for this function, a missing value is returned.
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derive type:single value:HOUR(MyDate) |
Output: Generates a column of values that retrieve the two-digit hour values from the MyDate column.
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derive type:single value:HOUR(datetime_col) |
| Argument | Required? | Data Type | Description |
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| datetime_col | Y | datetime | Name of column whose hour values are to be computed |
datetime_col
Name of the column whose hour value is to be computed.
- Missing values for this function in the source data result in missing values in the output.
- Invalid or out-of-range source values generate missing values in the output.
- Multiple columns and wildcards are not supported.
| Required? | Data Type | Example Value |
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| Yes | Datetime | myDate |
Example - Date element functions
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| EXAMPLE - Date Functions |
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| EXAMPLE - Date Functions |
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