It is possible to specify [Variables] in date filters that will be calculated and replaced based on the Evaluation Date when the evaluation executed.
Basically, the variables are date formulas. However, the English date formulas are always used, e.g.: D (Day).
The advantage over date formulas is that several date values (e.g. a date interval) can be specified combined in one filter.
As Evaluation Date the Work Date is suggested. The suggested date can be additionally modified via the Evaluation Date Formula of the evaluation.
Date Filter Variables can be used, for example, to set up evaluations where the date filter is automatically set to the current month when the evaluation is executed.
A variable must begin with [ and end with ].
A variable can be composed of the following IDs:
D Day
WD Weekday
W Week
M Month
Q Quarter
Y Year
C meaning 'current' and can be specified as a prefix to an ID
A list of date filter examples can be opened via the lookup of the date filter field.
Examples
The following table shows some examples of Date Filter Variable combinations and their results when the Work Date or the Evaluation Date is set to 06/30/2020.
Example
Result
Comment
[CD]
06/30/20
Evaluation Date
..[CD]
..06/30/20
Until Evaluation Date
01/01/20..[CD]
01/01/20..06/30/20
01/01/20 until Evaluation Date
..[-CM-1D]
..05/31/20
Until the end of last month (based on the Evaluation Date)
Date Filter Variables
