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

N

Description

Returns a numeric value for the specified value, using these rules: dates are converted to serial numbers, the logical value True is converted to the value 1, numeric values remain the same, error values return the same error, and all other values (such as text or the logical value True) are coverted to the value 0.

Syntax

N(
type_text
)
  • type_text
    : The value to convert to a number.

Example

Formula
Result
=N(A1) where A1 contains 12/31/2017
43100
=N(A1) where A1 contains 12-Dec-2017 13:55 PM
0
=N(10)
10