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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
DATESFROM

DATESFROM

Description

Returns an array of dates that starts on a particular date and continues for the number of dates you specify, with a step interval between each date.

Syntax

DATESFROM(
start_date
,
num_dates
, [
step
])
  • start_date
    : The starting date of the range.
  • num_dates
    : The number of dates to be returned.
  • step
    : The number of days to step between each date. The default is 1.

Example

Formula
Result
=DATESFROM("01-Jan-2015", 4, 2)
{ "1/1/2015"; "1/3/2015"; "1/5/2015"; "1/7/2015" }
=DATESFROM("14-Jul-2016", 3, -1)
{ "7/14/2016"; "7/13/2016"; "7/12/2016" }

Notes

  • This function returns a column of
    num_dates
    dates.
  • This function is intended for use in array formulas.