Date and time input and output formats
If no matching format is found, Snowflake returns an error and then performs the action specified for the ON_ERROR copy option. Warning Snowflake supports automatic detection of most common date, time, and timestamp formats (see tables…
Query Failed With Error "Timestamp '<YYYY-MM-DD>' is not recognized"
CAUSE: This is because when Snowflake reads timestamp input data, it will check against a session parameter setting TIMESTAMP_INPUT_FORMAT to make sure the format passed is valid.
Timestamp is not recognized while loading data from Snowpipe into Table
ISSUE: Timestamp "MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI" is not recognized while loading data from Snowpipe into Table. When trying to load Data via SnowPipe from an External Stage using the Select query the data is not loading into the Target Table and the…
Date & time data types
Note For DATE and TIMESTAMP data, Snowflake recommends using years between 1582 and 9999. Snowflake accepts some years outside this range, but years prior to 1582 should be avoided due to limitations on the Gregorian…
SnowConvert: SQLServer Issues
This warning appears when an unsupported time component is used as a parameter in a date - related function in Snowflake. For a complete list of supported date and time components, please refer to the Date & Time Functions | Snowflake…
SnowConvert: General Issues
This error occurs when the conversion tool cannot recognize or does not support a parameter or variable in the source code.
Snowflake Notification: Unexpected Data Included in Error Messages
SOLUTION: As of April 25, 2023, we have taken action to fix the identified issue and confirmed that no new operations are affected. There is no action required from customers, but we wanted to make you aware of this issue as part of our…
Working with date and time values
If some incoming timestamps don’t have a specified time zone, then Snowflake loads those strings assuming the timestamps represent local time in the time zone set for the TIMEZONE parameter.
SQL statement execution error - Failed to cast variant value to TIMESTAMP_TZ
Snowflake will attempt to implicitly cast the VARIANT type to the correct timestamp data type. However, depending on the format defined in the parameter TIMESTAMP_INPUT_FORMAT, the format is not recognized as a valid timestamp and will…
SnowConvert: Oracle Data Types Translation Reference
Data Type Conversion during a database migration process is something that many users need to personalize and set up precision values more accurately.