Converts date strings to numbers that can be used in calculations.
Todate ( character_string_literal_1 ,character_string_literal_2 )
| character_string_literal_1 | The format of the date string, either "mm-dd-yyyy" or "dd-mm-yyyy" (must be in lower case). |
| character_string_literal_2 | The date string. |
For products introduced before 06.01.1996, the following query calculates a Revised Budget that is 110% of Budget.
WITH MEMBER
[Scenario].[Revised Budget]
AS
'IIF (
[Product].CurrentMember.[Intro Date]
> TODATE("mm-dd-yyyy","06-01-1996"),
Budget * 1.1, Budget
)'
SELECT
{[Scenario].Budget, [Scenario].[Revised Budget]}
ON COLUMNS,
[Product].[200].Children
DIMENSION PROPERTIES [Intro Date]
ON ROWS
FROM Sample.Basic
WHERE ([Measures].[Sales], [Year].[Qtr3])
This query returns the grid:
| Budget | Revised Budget | |
|---|---|---|
| 200-10 | 11060 | 11060 |
| 200-20 | 9680 | 10648 |
| 200-30 | 3880 | 4268 |
| 200-40 | 2660 | 2926 |
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