ISFULLNAME: from Tableau to SQL

Tests the configured full user name against a literal. Below, 8 sample rows go through the calculation and through the SQL, and both return the same numbers.

Calculated field

ISFULLNAME('Linh Nguyen')

Sample data

labelquantityamountflag
cedar cedar 6512.8True
ORCHID-west66-7.6False
maple-east670null
willow north6825.3True
birch-birch694.9False
pine/south70-1.2null
ash719True
nullnullnullnull

The same calculation as SQL

SELECT true AS result FROM input

Runs the example above.

Result

result
True
True
True
True
True
True
True
True

Same rows from the calculation and from the SQL in DuckDB.

Where a naive translation goes wrong

  • SQL must receive the application user context; database session identity is a different principal.

    Naive SQL

    SELECT false AS result FROM input
    result
    False
    False
    False
    False
    False
    False
    False
    False

    Matches the calculation

    SELECT true AS result FROM input
    result
    True
    True
    True
    True
    True
    True
    True
    True

Signature

ISFULLNAME(literal)