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yearend ( '2001-10-19', 0, 4 ) returns '2002-03-31' with an underlying numeric value
corresponding to '2002-03-31 23:59:59.999'
YearName(date [, shift = 0 [, first_month_of_year = 1]] )
Examples:
Returns a four-digit year as display value with an underlying numeric value corresponding to a timestamp
with the first millisecond of the first date of the year containing date. Shift is an integer, where
the value 0 indicates the year which contains date. Negative values in shift indicate preceding years
and positive values indicate succeeding years. If you want to work with (fiscal) years not starting in
January, indicate a value between 2 and 12 in first_month_of_year. The display value will then be a
string showing two years.
yearname ( '2001-10-19') returns '2001' with an underlying numeric value corresponding to
'2001-01-01 00:00:00.000'
yearname ( '2001-10-19', -1 ) returns '2000' with an underlying numeric value corresponding
to '2000-01-01 00:00:00.000'
yearname ( '2001-10-19', 0, 4 ) returns '2001-2002' with an underlying numeric value
corresponding to '2001-04-01 00:00:00.000'
QuarterStart(date [, shift = 0 [, first_month_of_year = 1]])
Examples:
Returns a value corresponding to a timestamp with the first millisecond of the quarter containing
date. The default output format will be the DateFormat set in the script. Shift is an integer, where the
value 0 indicates the quarter which contains date. Negative values in shift indicate preceding quarters
and positive values indicate succeeding quarters. If you want to work with (fiscal) years not starting
in January, indicate a value between 2 and 12 in first_month_of_year.
quarterstart ( '2005-10-29' ) returns '2005-10-01' with an underlying numeric value corresponding
to '2005-10-01 00:00:00.000'
quarterstart ( '2005-10-29', -1 ) returns '2005-07-01' with an underlying numeric
value corresponding to '2005-07-01 00:00:00.000'
quarterstart ( '2005-10-29', 0, 3 ) returns '2005-09-01' with an underlying numeric
value corresponding to '2005-09-01 00:00:00.000'
QuarterEnd(date [, shift = 0 [, first_month_of_year = 1]])
Examples:
Returns a value corresponding to a timestamp with the last millisecond of the quarter containing
date. The default output format will be the DateFormat set in the script. Shift is an integer, where the
value 0 indicates the quarter which contains date. Negative values in shift indicate preceding quarters
and positive values indicate succeeding quarters. If you want to work with (fiscal) years not starting
in January, indicate a value between 2 and 12 in first_month_of_year.
quarterend ( '2005-10-29' ) returns '2005-12-31' with an underlying numeric value corresponding
to '2005-12-31 23:59:59.999'
quarterend( '2005-10-29', -1 ) returns '2005-09-30' with an underlying numeric value
corresponding to '2005-09-30 23:59:59.999'
quarterend ( '2005-10-29', 0, 3 ) returns '2005-11-30' with an underlying numeric
value corresponding to '2005-11-30 23:59:59.999'
QuarterName(date [, shift = 0 [, first_month_of_year = 1]])
Returns a display value showing the months of the quarter (formatted according to the MonthNames
script variable) and year with an underlying numeric value corresponding to a timestamp with the
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