I\'ve got a DATETIME column in a SQL Server 2008 table called ShiftDate. I want to convert this to a DATE column in a query:
SELECT ID, ScheduleID, Shift
This problem is still present in SSMS 18.4. I just sent it to Microsoft as an "idea", and since Microsoft's attention to every given bug report depends (only) on the social support of it, if you want it fixed, please go and vote for it at
https://feedback.azure.com/forums/908035-sql-server/suggestions/41135050-ssms-returns-error-on-valid-query-in-view-designer