diff --git a/store/postgres/postgres.go b/store/postgres/postgres.go
index 80db2256b..5419ed7ed 100644
--- a/store/postgres/postgres.go
+++ b/store/postgres/postgres.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/ql"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/store"
@@ -12,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/ngrok/sqlmw"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func Connect(ctx context.Context, dsn string) (store.Storer, error) {
 	cfg.PlaceholderFormat = squirrel.Dollar
 	cfg.ErrorHandler = errorHandler
 	cfg.SqlFunctionHandler = sqlFunctionHandler
+	cfg.ASTFormatter = sqlASTFormatter
 	cfg.CastModuleFieldToColumnType = fieldToColumnTypeCaster
 
 	if s.Store, err = rdbms.Connect(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
diff --git a/store/postgres/sql_functions.go b/store/postgres/sql_functions.go
index bd9f2f757..e2ebfe7fb 100644
--- a/store/postgres/sql_functions.go
+++ b/store/postgres/sql_functions.go
@@ -2,10 +2,41 @@ package postgres
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/ql"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/ql"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/qlng"
+	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/store/rdbms"
 )
 
+var (
+	sqlExprRegistry = map[string]rdbms.HandlerSig{
+		// functions
+		// - filtering
+		"quarter": makeGenericExtrFncHandler("QUARTER"),
+		"year":    makeGenericExtrFncHandler("YEAR"),
+		"month":   makeGenericExtrFncHandler("MONTH"),
+		"date":    makeGenericExtrFncHandler("DAY"),
+	}
+)
+
+func makeGenericExtrFncHandler(extr string) rdbms.HandlerSig {
+	return func(aa ...rdbms.FormattedASTArgs) (out string, args []interface{}, selfEnclosed bool, err error) {
+		if len(aa) != 1 {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("expecting 1 arguments, got %d", len(aa))
+			return
+		}
+
+		out = fmt.Sprintf("EXTRACT(%s FROM %s)", extr, aa[0].S)
+		args = aa[0].Args
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func sqlASTFormatter(n *qlng.ASTNode) rdbms.HandlerSig {
+	return sqlExprRegistry[n.Ref]
+}
+
 func sqlFunctionHandler(f ql.Function) (ql.ASTNode, error) {
 	switch strings.ToUpper(f.Name) {
 	case "QUARTER", "YEAR":
diff --git a/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go b/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
index ecc1bf25c..c9f48f9fb 100644
--- a/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
+++ b/store/rdbms/compose_record_datasource.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) Group(d report.GroupDefinition, name string) (bool, e
 	}()
 
 	var (
-		q   = squirrel.Select()
+		q   = squirrel.Select().PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat)
 		err error
 	)
 
@@ -258,14 +258,17 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) partition(ctx context.Context, partitionSize uint, pa
 	var prt squirrel.SelectBuilder
 	if len(ss) > 0 {
 		prt = squirrel.Select(fmt.Sprintf("*, row_number() over(partition by %s order by %s) as pp_rank", partitionCol, strings.Join(ss, ","))).
+			PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat).
 			FromSelect(q, "partition_base")
 	} else {
 		prt = squirrel.Select(fmt.Sprintf("*, row_number() over(partition by %s) as pp_rank", partitionCol)).
+			PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat).
 			FromSelect(q, "partition_base")
 	}
 
 	// the sort is already defined when partitioning so it's unneeded here
 	q = squirrel.Select("*").
+		PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat).
 		FromSelect(prt, "partition_wrap").
 		Where(fmt.Sprintf("pp_rank <= %d", partitionSize))
 
@@ -295,7 +298,7 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) preloadQuery(def *report.FrameDefinition) (squirrel.S
 	// when filtering/sorting, wrap the base query in a sub-select, so we don't need to
 	// worry about exact column names.
 	if def.Filter != nil && def.Filter.ASTNode != nil || def.Sort != nil {
-		q = squirrel.Select("*").FromSelect(q, "w_base")
+		q = squirrel.Select("*").PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat).FromSelect(q, "w_base")
 	}
 
 	// - filtering
@@ -468,7 +471,9 @@ func (r *recordDatasource) baseQuery(f *report.Filter) (sqb squirrel.SelectBuild
 	}
 
 	// @todo this is temporary!!
-	sqb = squirrel.Select("*").FromSelect(sqb, "q_base")
+	sqb = squirrel.Select("*").
+		PlaceholderFormat(r.store.config.PlaceholderFormat).
+		FromSelect(sqb, "q_base")
 
 	// - any initial filtering we may need to do
 	//