The date() function provides the ability to build a date and returns a date value formatted mm/dd/yyyy (e.g., 03/31/2021).
Syntax
date(year, month, day)
| Argument | Description |
| year
(required) |
An expression that results in a numeric value (i.e., a hard-coded number, a reference to a numeric attribute, or an expression that returns a numeric value) not greater than 4 digits in length. |
| month
(required) |
An expression that results in a numeric value (i.e., a hard-coded number, a reference to a numeric attribute, or an expression that returns a numeric value) between 1 and 12. |
| day
(required) |
An expression that results in a numeric value (i.e., a hard-coded number, a reference to a numeric attribute, or an expression that returns a numeric value) greater than 0 and less than the number of days in the month defined by the month argument.
E.g., if the month argument resolves to 1 (January), the maximum number for the day argument is 31. If the month argument resolves to 11 (November), the maximum number for the day argument is 30. |
Where Available
Available in all places the injected expression icon is visible, as well as within Filter fields on Cards, Tables and List/View sections.
Examples
| Where | Example(s) |
| Business rules: Set Value
Attribute Expression
|
date(Year__c, Month__c, Day__c)
|
| Field Editability expression
Tab Visibility expression Business rules: Condition |
addDays(date(Year__c, Month__c, Day__c), 10) > Program_Start_Date__c
|
| Business Rules: Notification Subject
Business Rules: Notification Body Dynamic Filter |
{!date(Year__c, Month__c,Day__c)}
|
| Embedded Section URL attribute
Business rules: URL Call External View URL on List/View |
{!if(addDays(date(Year__c, Month__c, Day__c), 10) > Program_Start_Date__c, URL1__c, URL2__c)} |
| Metric expression | betweenDates(CAPEX__m, date(value(formatDate(Stage_3_Date__c, "y")), value(formatDate(Stage_3_Date__c, "MM")), 1), Stage_4_Date__c) |