LOWER: from Tableau to SQL

Converts text to lower case. Below, 8 sample rows go through the calculation and through the SQL, and both return the same numbers.

Calculated field

LOWER([label])

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 lower(label) AS result FROM input

Runs the example above.

Result

result
cedar cedar
orchid-west
maple-east
willow north
birch-birch
pine/south
ash
null

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

Where a naive translation goes wrong

  • Replacing LOWER with label changes the shown values or null handling.

    Naive SQL

    SELECT label AS result FROM input
    result
    cedar cedar
    ORCHID-west
    maple-east
    willow north
    birch-birch
    pine/south
    ash
    null

    Matches the calculation

    SELECT lower(label) AS result FROM input
    result
    cedar cedar
    orchid-west
    maple-east
    willow north
    birch-birch
    pine/south
    ash
    null

Signature

LOWER(string)