Oracle select most recent date record

Question

I am trying to find the most recent record based on a date field. When I set latest = 1 in the where clause, I get an error. Please help if possible. DATE is a the field I

Answer 1

Assuming staff_id + date form a uk, this is another method:

SELECT STAFF_ID, SITE_ID, PAY_LEVEL
  FROM TABLE t
  WHERE END_ENROLLMENT_DATE is null
    AND DATE = (SELECT MAX(DATE)
                  FROM TABLE
                  WHERE staff_id = t.staff_id
                    AND DATE <= SYSDATE)