Surface underlying error message in where parameter (#798)

This surfaces the underlying error message from the where clause. This is helpful in situations like this https://dbt-labs.slack.com/archives/C03KHQRQUBX/p1696602586211399
dbt-labs · Oct 6, 2023 · 404c89f · 404c89f
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diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231006-095540.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231006-095540.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Expose underlying where clause error message
+time: 2023-10-06T09:55:40.737735-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: DevonFulcher
+  Issue: None
diff --git a/metricflow/query/query_parser.py b/metricflow/query/query_parser.py
@@ -384,7 +384,9 @@ def _parse_and_validate_query(
                     column_association_resolver=self._column_association_resolver,
                 ).create_from_where_filter(where_filter)
             except ParseWhereFilterException as e:
-                raise InvalidQueryException(f"Error parsing the where filter: {where_filter.where_sql_template}") from e
+                raise InvalidQueryException(
+                    f"Error parsing the where filter: {where_filter.where_sql_template}. {e}"
+                ) from e
 
             where_spec_set = QueryTimeLinkableSpecSet.create_from_linkable_spec_set(where_filter_spec.linkable_spec_set)
             requested_linkable_specs_with_requested_filter_specs = QueryTimeLinkableSpecSet.combine(