How to default the date time other than today in SSRS - sql

I have a parameter #enddate to get the date value. Currently we have default value as Now().
It works fine with a today date and current time.
When I pick another day for this enddate, it shows as the d but the time never changes.
Can I default the time as 11:59:59pm when select days other than today but still get the current time when select today?
Thank you

You can make some changes to your query and parameter set up and you will be able to accomplish what you asked, "default the time as 11:59:59pm when select days other than today but still get the current time when select today".
Add another parameter after your #enddate and I will call it #enddate2. Set #enddate2 to be a datetime field, set it to hidden, and replace all existing #enddate in your queries with #enddate2.
Use the below code for your #enddate2 default value. The code basically says if your #enddate is the current day, then it will display same value as what you had (today with current time). Otherwise, it will use the date from #enddate and add 11:59:59pm to the time.
=IIF(
Format(Parameters!enddate.Value, "MM/dd/yyyy")=Format(NOW(), "MM/dd/yyyy"),
NOW(),
DATEADD("h", 23, DATEADD("n", 59, DATEADD("s", 59, Format(Parameters!enddate.Value, "MM/dd/yyyy")))))

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How to show Current Date as Current Date ending at 3:00:00AM in SQL

I have a task that I need to show the current date time as ending at 3:00:00 AM at current date. For example, GETDATE() returns the current date time when executes. I need to show it as 9/5/2019 3:00:00 AM instead. Below is my code:
DECLARE #END_SHIFT AS DATETIME
SET #END_SHIFT = '06:00:00 AM'
SELECT
NUMBER_ID,
GETDATE() AS CURRENT_DT,
GETDATE() - #END_SHIFT AS END_SHIFT_DATE
FROM table
My issue when running this is it does not return as ending at 3:00:00AM. Please let me know your direction.
Thanks,
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A bit of an odd request for sure but you could simply use DATEADD.
SELECT dateadd(hour, 3, convert(datetime, convert(date, getdate())))
If you really need a "hard" time, one option is to use format()
Example
Select format(GetDate(),'yyyy-MM-dd 03:00')
Returns
2019-09-05 03:00

Changing date to day before for certain daily time ranges in SQL

We have a table with a datetime field and need to get it to work properly with other tables that have date fields that work on system date, not calendar date.
Our system day runs until 1:59 AM, so anything after midnight until then is considered the day before in all of these tables (which don't actually show datetime, just date).
I am trying to figure out how I can create a date field where '2019-01-01 01:45:00.111' would read as '2018-12-31', but '2019-01-01 2:00:00.111' would read as '2019-01-01'.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Try this simple logic below by removing 120 minutes from your each datetime value and then cast the datetime value as date.
SELECT CAST(DATEADD(MINUTE,-120,<your_date_time_column>) AS DATE)
FROM <Your_Table>
You can make use of CASE WHEN.. clause to increment or decrement dates by 1 like below sample
SELECT CASE WHEN TO_CHAR(DATE,
'HH:MM') BETWEEN '00:00' AND
'01:45' THEN DATE-1 ELSE
DATE END FROM TABLE

Need help extracting SQL data for 2 previous days

I need to run a SQL script every night that extracts data from the previous 2 days. For example: On July 9 at 1am, the script runs and needs to extract data from July 8 and July 7. On July 10 at 1am, it needs to extract data from July 9 and July 8, etc.
The script is functional, in that it correctly extracts data for a fixed date range (by including the actual date range in the script), but I don't know how to make it do the "2 days prior" part.
Figuring this out is beyond me! Can anyone provide guidance?
Using SQL Server 2014
You can do:
where datecol >= convert(date, dateadd(day, -2, getdate())) and
datecol < convert(date, getdate())
That said, I would be very wary about putting this logic directly into a query. I would create a stored procedure in SQL Server and have it take #fromdate and #todate arguments.
Then, schedule a job that does the above calculation and calls the stored procedure with the right parameters.
One day, when the server is down or the logic fails, you will appreciate having the flexibility to specify the date range yourself.
I would create three variables.
#today: is the current datetime cast to a date to set it to midnight
#startDate: first/start date where I would use the DATEADD function to subtract two days
#endDate: end date that you can subtract 1 second from today
This should get you a date range of 2019-07-07 00:00:00.000 to 2019-07-08 23:59:59.000
DECLARE #today DATETIME = CAST(GETDATE() AS DATE);
DECLARE #startDate DATETIME = DATEADD(DAY, -2, #today);
DECLARE #endDate DATETIME = DATEADD(SECOND, -1, #today);
Time is usually very critical when working with dates, make sure your start date starts at the beginning of the day and your end date ends at the very end of the day!
Your query would then look like:
SELECT *
FROM my_table
WHERE my_date_column BETWEEN #startDate AND #endDate

Get tomorrows date

I am trying to get tomorrows date in a sql statement for a date comparison but it is not working.
Below is my code:
select *
from tblcalendarentries
where convert(varchar,tblcalendarentries.[Start Time],101)
= convert(varchar, GETDATE() +1, 101)
To get tomorrows date you can use the below code that will add 1 day to the current system date:
SELECT DATEADD(day, 1, GETDATE())
GETDATE()
Returns the current database system timestamp as a datetime value without the database time zone offset. This value is derived from the operating system of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
DATEADD(datepart , number , date)
Returns a specified date with the specified number interval (signed integer) added to a specified datepart of that date.
So adding this to your code in the WHERE clause:
WHERE CONVERT(VARCHAR, tblcalendarentries.[Start Time], 101) =
CONVERT(VARCHAR, DATEADD(DAY, 1, GETDATE()), 101);
First off, GETDATE() will get you today's date in the following format:
2013-04-16 10:10:02.047
Then using DATEADD(), allows you to add (or subtract if required) a date or time interval from a specified date. So the interval could be: year, month, day, hour, minute etc.
Working with Timezones?
If you are working with systems that cross timezones, you may also want to consider using GETUTCDATE():
GETUTCDATE()
Returns the current database system timestamp as a datetime value. The database time zone offset is not included. This value represents the current UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time). This value is derived from the operating system of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
Try the below:
SELECT GETDATE() + 1
This adds one day to current date
Specify size of varchar in convert()
where convert(varchar(11),tblcalendarentries.[Start Time],101) = convert(varchar(11), GETDATE() +1, 101)
I would write:
where
DATEADD(day,DATEDIFF(day,0,tblcalendarentries.[Start Time]),0) =
DATEADD(day,DATEDIFF(day,0,GETDATE()),1)
This avoids converting dates to strings entirely, whilst also removing the time portion from both values.

SQL Server DateTimeOffset matching same "day"

My application needs to collect "Tuesday's" purchases for all locations world wide, where "Tueday" is the location's Tuesday (regardless of time zone). And if the user needs to re-run the report next week, I need to still get "Last Tuesday's" data. All of our data is stored using DateTimeOffset.
So
9/4/12 00:00:00 -7 through 9/4/12 23:59:59 -7
must MATCH
9/4/12 00:00:00 +11 through 9/4/12 23:59:59 +11
when I am executing my WHERE clause.
I can't convert to UTC in the WHERE clause because that will pick up the data for "Tuesday" in London (depending on DST), not the location's Tuesday.
I tried converting from DateTimeOffset to DateTime, but that seems to convert to UTC. (In my tests, passing 9/1/12 through 9/30/12 picked up 8/31/12 data.)
Is there a trick to doing something like this with TSQL?
Thanks!
IMHO
DateTimeOffset = DateTime+Offset(from UTC)
So your data is already representing Client's Local date and time. Just cast it to DateTime and you will get the client's local Date and time.
But in-case if you want to add the Offset to the datetime and want the resultant Datetime then
DECLARE #PurchaseDate DATETIMEOFFSET(7) = CAST('2007-05-08 12:30:29.1234567 +5:00' AS datetimeoffset(7))
SELECT CAST(SWITCHOFFSET (#PurchaseDate , '+00:00') AS DATETIME)
have a look at this blog for further info.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bartd/archive/2009/03/31/the-death-of-datetime.aspx
When casting a DATETIMEOFFSET as DATETIME it takes the date and time as offset in the value and simply drops the time zone. The same is true when casting as DATE or TIME. So, I think you can simply cast the column as DATE and compare that to the date-only value you wish to match:
DECLARE #targetDate DATETIME2 = '2012-09-04' --Or we could use DATE here
SELECT [PurchaseId], [PurchaseTime], CAST([PurchaseTime] AS DATE) AS "PurchaseDate"
FROM [Purchases]
WHERE CAST([PurchaseTime] AS DATE) = #targetDate
I'm not sure how efficient this will be (hopefully not bad if the provider is truly clever--which SQL Server likely would be), but you might improve it by bounding the original column value as well:
DECLARE #targetDate DATETIME2 = '2012-09-04' --DATETIME2 so we can adjust by hours
SELECT [PurchaseId], [PurchaseTime], CAST([PurchaseTime] AS DATE) AS "PurchaseDate"
FROM [Purchases]
WHERE CAST([PurchaseTime] AS DATE) = #targetDate --Keep only the local-date matches
AND [PurchaseTime] >= DATEADD(hh, -14, #targetDate) --Up to 14-hour time zone offset
AND [PurchaseTime] <= DATEADD(hh, 38, #targetDate) --24 hours later plus 14
This should efficiently index down to the set of possibilities and then filter properly on the conversion to the local date. Note that time zone offsets can be up to 14 hours (New Zealand is furthest I know at +13:00, but they can go to +/- 14:00 according to MSDN) and the #targetDate will be at the start of the day, so it compares back to 14 hours earlier and 24+14=38 hours later. DATETIME2 has the same range and precision as DATETIMEOFFSET, so it's better for this purpose than the original DATETIME (but it may also work okay with DATETIME instead).