DATE DIFFERENCE
Description
Will give the mathematical difference of the span between two date columns
Parameters
Options
Input Parameter Values | Values |
---|---|
Time Span Units | Days, Hours, Minutes, Months, Seconds, Years (Required) |
Only Rollup If | Generic Criteria |
Input
Date Input | Values | Required |
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Input 1 | Date Column or Literal | ✔ |
Input 2 | Date Column or Literal | ✔ |
The system knows to take the date format value from days and extract only that field.
Remarks
The default data type of this calculation is integer. When measuring days between columns that contain time, you will want to use a decimal type to capture the fraction of days.
Example
To see the Date/Time difference between two dates:
- Multi-select two date columns
- Right-click either column header
- Select Quick Calculation > Date > Date Difference