Datamax v1.1x user manual Date Add/Subtract

Chapter 5 : Using Processes

5.3.1.Date Add/Subtract

Add/Subtract	The Date Add/Subtract process allows you to add or subtract a number
	of days to or from a date variable (i.e. a variable that contains a date)
	and save it in a new variable.
	To add or subtract days to a date variable, proceed as follows:
	1	Add the process Date Operation and click OK
	2	In the Value 1 box, create or select the input date variable from
		the available User Local variables, All Local variables, Global
	3	variables or System variables.
		In the Input Format box, select the format of the input date.
	4	In the Operation box select Add/Subtract and the measure of
	5	time (days, weeks, months, etc.)
		In the Value 2 box, type the quantity of the given unit of measure
		to add to the input variable or select a variable that contains the
	6	value to be added or subtracted.
		In the Result Variable box, select or create the variable in which
	7	you want to save the resulting date and click OK.
		In the Output Format box, select the format of the date desired in
	8	the resulting variable.
		Click OK.
Example	The following example takes the variable [D4] V_Delivery_Date and
	subtracts 5 days (adds -5 days) to determine the ordering date. The
	result is saved in the variable [D3] V_Ordering_Date.

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