Returns the current system time. MaxCompute uses UTC+8 as the standard time zone.
Syntax
datetime getdate()Return value
The current date and time are returned, which are of the DATETIME type.
Note
In MaxCompute SQL, GETDATE always returns a fixed value. The return value is an arbitrary time during the execution of the MaxCompute SQL job. The time is accurate to the second. If you enable the MaxCompute V2.0 data type edition, the time is accurate to the millisecond.
Related functions
GETDATE is a date function. For more information about functions related to date computing and conversion, see Date functions.