Description
Returns the number of days for each period of time.
Syntax
DAYSINPERIOD(Time Dimension [, Start Date] [, End Date] [, Working Days] [, Holidays])
Arguments
| Argument | Type | Dimensions | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Dimension (required) | Dimension | Time Dimension | Must be a Time Dimension based on the Calendar settings. The available options are: Month, Quarter or Year. |
| Start Date (optional) | Date | No Dimension or Dimensions of Time Dimension | Start date to count from. |
| End Date (optional) | Date | No Dimension or Dimensions of Time Dimension | End date to count to. |
| Working Days (optional) | Boolean | Day of Week Dimension from Calendar settings | Defines which days of the week are working and non-working days. |
| Holidays (optional) | Boolean | Day Dimension from Calendar settings. | Defines which dates are holidays. |
Returns
| Type | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| Integer | Time Dimension |
Examples
| Formula | Description |
|---|---|
|
| Returns the number of days of each month. |
DAYSINPERIOD(Quarter) | Returns the number of days of each quarter. |
DAYSINPERIOD(Month, DATE(2020, 06, 01)) | Returns the number of days of each month, starting from June 1st 2020. |
DAYSINPERIOD(Month, DATE(2020, 06, 01), DATE(2020, 12, 31)) | Returns the number of days of each month, starting from June 1st 2020 and ending December 31 2020. |
|
| Returns the number of days by month an employee was present between its start and end date. |
DAYSINPERIOD(Month, DATE(2020, 06, 01), DATE(2020,12,31), ‘Day of Week’ IN (‘Day of Week’.”Monday”, ‘Day of Week’.”Tuesday”), Day IN (TIMEDIM(DATE(2020,12,25))) | Returns the number of working days of each month, starting June 1st 2020 and ending December 31st 2020. Only Mondays and Tuesdays are working days. December 25th is a holiday. |
See also
Related articles: PRORATA
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