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akhaliq7
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2 years ago
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datediff months returning incorrect values

I am trying to get the duration between two dates in months and I am getting some inconsistent results   e.g.   start date end date duration in months 14 June 2022 05 July 2022 1 21 ...
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    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi akhaliq7 ,

    Regarding your question, 'DATEDIFF' calculates the difference between two date months. Even if 'EndDate' is the first day of the new month, it counts as an additional month. You can modify your expression.

    Column = 
    VAR _a = DATEDIFF([start date],[end date],MONTH) 
    VAR _b = IF(DAY([end date]) >= DAY([start date]) , _a ,_a - 1)
    RETURN _b

    If my understanding is wrong, please state your expected outcome.


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    Wenbin Zhou
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