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How i can "Group By Cast()" in Query Datasource???

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Posted on by ismaelivan 578

Hi, I have consulted this forum for a long time and it has helped me a lot, but it is the first time I ask a question, hopefully they can help me.

How i can group the field with out time value, only with date?

In sql i have...

select convert(date, CREATEDDATETIME) ....
from ...
group by
CAST(CREATEDDATETIME AS DATE) .....

How i can "Group By Cast()" in Query Datasource?

I currently group as this.query().dataSourceName(this.name()).addGroupByField(fieldnum(Foli_ReleaseLogs, CreatedDateTime));

I found "SysComputedColumn::cast(field, 'date')" , But I do not know how to apply it in addGroupByField()

Sorry, my english is bad. Thank you for your answers.

Greetings from México.

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    André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    André Arnaud de Cal... 304,553 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi ismaelivan,

    I haven't got this exact requirement. There might be two solution directions:

    - Creating a view and computed columns with T-SQL for the Cast()

    - Using direct SQL statements using the UserConnection and Statement classes.

    For another purpose I had written a blog post with an example how to run a direct SQL statement recently: kaya-consulting.com/how-to-read-uncommitted-records

    There are also many examples in Dynamics AX if you search on keywords like UserConnection or sqlStatement

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    ismaelivan 578 on at

    Thanks for you answer, my query is large with several joins in datasource init(), but basically have a form and my datasource is a Foli_ReleaseLogs table. I only pass two Ranges:

    this.query().dataSourceName(this.name()).addRange(fieldNum(Foli_ReleaseLogs, ItemId));

    this.query().dataSourceName(this.name()).addRange(fieldNum(Foli_ReleaseLogs, CreatedDateTime)); (i set only date range in calendar)

    and one group

    this.query().dataSourceName(this.name()).addGroupByField(fieldnum(Foli_ReleaseLogs, CreatedDateTime));

    But this groupping for datetime:

    2017-03-22 14:18:35.000 ....

    2017-03-22 14:25:43.000 ....

    2017-03-22 14:30:09.000 ....

    2017-03-22 14:33:20.000 ....

    2017-03-22 14:37:23.000 ....

    And i need this (group all by date only):

    2017-03-22 ...

    I show results in a grid.

    Is necessary a view?

    Thanks!!

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 239,392 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Create a view with a computed column with CAST(), which will represent the date without time. Then use this view in your query and filter by the computed column.

  • ismaelivan Profile Picture
    ismaelivan 578 on at

    I understand this..

    In View/Method...

    public static server str GetDateBOM()
    {

    return SysComputedColumn::cast(SysComputedColumn::returnField(
    tableStr(_plo) ,
    identifierStr(Foli_ReleaseLogs_1),
    fieldStr(Foli_ReleaseLogs_1, CreatedDateTime)),'date');
    }

    Insert a Date ComputeColumn "DateBOM" and call method GetDateBOM()

    And the range over this Computed Column "DateBom", is correct??

  • Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 239,392 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Not a range. You wanted grouping.

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