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Built-in Functions → epoch

epoch() is a conversion function that returns the number of seconds since the epoch given a timestamp value.

Note

The epoch or "Unix Time" is the time elapsed since January 1, 1970.

Signature

epoch(date_timestamp exp)
  • date_timestamp exp : The date or timestamp value

Returns

long

Example

Return the number of seconds since the epoch for Sales_Date.

epoch(SALES.Sales_Date_dim.Sales_Date)