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

DAYS

Description

Returns an integer representing the number of days between two specified dates.

Syntax

DAYS(
end_date
, [
start_date
])
  • end_date
    : The ending date for the count. Workday recommends using a cell reference to specify the date instead of entering the date as text, to ensure reliable results.
  • start_date
    : The starting date for the count. Workday recommends using a cell reference to specify the date instead of entering the date as text, to ensure reliable results.

Example

Formula
Result
=DAYS("01-Jan-2015", "10-Jan-2015")
-9
=DAYS("01-Dec-2016","14-Jul-2016")
140