Concepts → Query System Variable
About Query System Variables
Query system variables reference information to be used in a query. You use a query system variable when building a query connecting to a data source. Query system variables are available to all users that can conduct queries from data sources.
You can use query system variables to specify a window of time for incremental table loads, from a SQL data source. You can use these variables in the WHERE
clause of a SQL query. Query system variables support both Query and Update Query configurations.
Available Query System Variables
The following are the available query system variables within Incorta:
Variable | Data Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
$$job_extract_start_time | timestamp | Dynamically evaluates to the start time of the query execution | 10/3/20, 5:12:14 PM |
$$job_extract_reference_time | timestamp | Dynamically evaluates to the last successful extract time | 9/15/20, 8:25:12 AM |
To reference a query system variable, you must specify a $$
double dollar sign.
Example of Query System Variables
The following example shows how you would use query system variables in the edit query panel of a connector:
SELECT`ID`,`NAME`,`OWNDERID`,`LOCATION`,`CREATIONDATE`,`MODIFIERDATE`,`MODIFICATIONDATE`,`DESCRIPTION`,`PARENT`,`TYPE`FROM`incorta`, `DATAFILE`WHERE`CREATIONDATE` > $$job_extract_reference_timeAND`CREATIONDATE` < $$job_extract_start_time