Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now! Learn more

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Date Add SQL error

Hi all,

 

I'm attempting to connect to a denodo database via SQL statement and I'm running into issue using the Dateadd function.  When using the below statement "DOCPOSTINGDATE BETWEEN DATEADD(Month, -12, CURRENT_DATE) AND CURRENT_DATE" I recieve the following error:

 

DataSource.Error: ODBC: ERROR [ ] ERROR: Error in select view conditions: Field not found 'month' in view with schema

 

This SQL statement executes fine in other databases.  Is there some other syntax that power BI expects?

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi all,

 

I've solved my issue by consulting the help documentation around the database type my company is using, we're using a denodo solution and they use VQL for querying language which has slightly different syntax.  In the end my query looked as below and now operates as expected:

 

DOCPOSTINGDATE >= ADDYEAR(CURRENT_DATE, -1)

View solution in original post

3 REPLIES 3
Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi all,

 

I've solved my issue by consulting the help documentation around the database type my company is using, we're using a denodo solution and they use VQL for querying language which has slightly different syntax.  In the end my query looked as below and now operates as expected:

 

DOCPOSTINGDATE >= ADDYEAR(CURRENT_DATE, -1)

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous ,

dateadd seems fine, but check  -https://www.w3schools.com/sql/func_sqlserver_dateadd.asp

 

Try GETDATE() in place of CURRENT_DATE in case of SQL server

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube
Fowmy
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

The DATEADD function has the following format, you need to amend your formula accordingly

= DATEADD(DateTime[DateKey],-1,year)

check the article for more info.

________________________

Did I answer your question? Mark this post as a solution, this will help others!.

Click on the Thumbs-Up icon on the right if you like this reply 🙂

YouTube, LinkedIn

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! and hit thumbs up


Subscribe and learn Power BI from these videos

Website LinkedIn PBI User Group

Helpful resources

Announcements
Power BI DataViz World Championships

Power BI Dataviz World Championships

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now!

December 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - December 2025

Check out the December 2025 Power BI Holiday Recap!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.