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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
EDATE

EDATE

Description

Returns a date that is the specified number of months after or before the start date.

Syntax

EDATE(
start_date
,
months
)
  • start_date
    : The date to add or subtract months from. Workday recommends using a cell reference to specify the date instead of entering the date as text, to ensure reliable results.
  • months
    : The number of months to add or subtract from the start_date.

Example

Formula
Result
=EDATE("15-Dec-2016",5)
5/15/2017
=EDATE("15-Dec-2016",-5)
7/15/2016