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

WEEKNUM

Description

Returns an integer from 1 to 53 representing the week number of the specified date.

Syntax

WEEKNUM(
serial_date
, [
return_type
])
  • serial_date
    : The serial number representing the date.
  • return_type
    : The code specifying the week numbering system to use and the first day of the week. The default return_type is 1. In week numbering system 1, the week of January 1st is Week 1; in week numbering system 2, the week containing the first Thursday of the year is Week 1.
    • 1: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Sunday to Saturday.
    • 2: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Monday to Sunday.
    • 11: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Monday to Sunday.
    • 12: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Tuesday to Monday.
    • 13: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday.
    • 14: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Thursday to Wednesday.
    • 15: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Friday to Thursday.
    • 16: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Saturday to Friday.
    • 17: Numbering system 1 and the week runs from Sunday to Monday.
    • 21: Numbering system 2 and the week runs from Monday to Sunday.

Example

Formula
Result
=WEEKNUM("10/4/2016 5:37 PM")
41
=WEEKNUM("10/4/2016",21)
40