Date Difference

This action computes the difference between two DateTime values. [year, quarter, month, week, day]



Inputs & Outputs

• [ I ] Unit of time: Drop-down to choose which unit of time will be used for measuring the difference.
  • Year
  • Quarter
  • Month
  • Week
  • Day
• [ I ] First Datetime: DateTime representing the minuend.
• [ I ] Second Datetime: DateTime representing the subtrahend.
• [ O ] Difference: Integer equal to the result of First Datetime - Second Datetime in Unit of time.



Example Usage

• Drag action onto canvas to get familiarized with it.



• Declare some variables to be used with the action.



• Assign the newly created variables.
• Save & Run the process and then Check Instance to see the output.



Use Cases

• Computing the date difference between two DateTime values.

Tips

• If Second Datetime is lesser than First Datetime, the Difference will be negative.
• To compute time difference, consider using Time Difference.