SQL Server 2016, Invalid object name 'STRING_SPLIT'

Question

In SQL Server 2016 I receive this error with STRING_SPLIT function

SELECT * FROM STRING_SPLIT(\'a,b,c\',\',\')

Error:

<

Answer 1

Make sure that the database compatibility level is 130

you can use the following query to change it:

ALTER DATABASE [DatabaseName] SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 130