This is a "trick" which takes advantage of the fact that the DateTimeParse function will return "Null" if given an incorrect date format, but will successfully process a date when given the matching date format.
How do I convert 09222018 to a date? I can't get the string to date function to work because I think I have to have it in yyyy-mm-dd format. I tried different ways and cannot achieve this. I also tried the datetimeparse formula, but keep getting a null value. ...
Date Time Parse Functions Date Part Functions (returns numbers) Time Part Functions (returns numbers) Hour: Get the hour part of a DateTime or Time [0-23] Minute: Gets the minute part of a DateTime or Time [0-59] Second: Gets the second part of a DateTime or Time [0-59] ...
In this post from the 20 Tools to Master Alteryx series, we will explore the DateTime Tool, one of the most powerful tools in Alteryx for handling date and time data. So what DateTime Tool can do? ➡️ With this tool, you can convert date and time data that are in string format ...
Which of the following functions can the datetime tool perform? - Convert a string value to Alteryx Date format - Convert a date value to the day of the week How does the text to column tool handle multiple characters? The characters are treated independently, a new column is created when ...
See this discussion where the recommendation was to use a Formula tool since the data type to parse was a Date field. For more on parsing DateTime fields, refer to the DateTime Guide. Splitting to Rows Examples The Text to Columns tool can also split data from one field into multiple ...