AddDays (PQL)

Returns a date-time value that is the number of days prior to or after the specified date-time value.

  • Returned Output: Date-Time
  • Library: PQL \ Common \ Date-Time
  • Version: 2018.00.000
  • Compatibility:
    • Can be combined with and other PQL function throughout the application.
    • It CANNOT be used with MDX or VBA functions. But it can be used on MDX-based content in other parts of the application.

Syntax

AddDays( <Date-Time> , <Day Integer> )

* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.

Comments
  • The date time value can be any element that resolves to a date-time value.
  • Use a positive day integer to count days forward from the given date, in order to return a date after the given date.
  • Use negative day integers to return a specified days prior to the given date.
Different Function types
  • To use a AddDays date-time operation on a date-time member, use the Semantic library function.

Examples

This example adds 10 days to the current date "2019-Apr-08 14:35:00.2" - returning April 18 2019

AddDays( dateTime(), 10 )

If the figure had been set to "-10" the result would have been 2019-03-29 instead.