Improve UNPIVOT error messages, and allow expressions in unpivot #10773
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This PR improves the error messages when using UNPIVOT, e.g.:
Previously we did not mention "unpivot" which made the error message confusing.
In addition, we allow expressions within the
UNPIVOTstatements, provided they only involve a single column, e.g.:This is not allowed still:
We now also always keep the original aliases of the column if none are specified - e.g.: