Use these tips to avoid unexpected results in Date and Date/Time calculations. Learn about data type compatibility, calculating durations and intervals, handling fractional day values, and staying within valid year ranges.
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NOW() or
TODAY() for suggested use.{!CreatedDate} + 5 calculates the date and time 5 days after
a record’s creation date. The expression returns the same data type as the one given. A
Date field plus or minus a number returns a date, and a Date/Time field plus or minus a
number returns a Date/Time.TODAY() + 0.7 is the same as TODAY() +
0, which is today’s date.
TODAY() + 1.7 is the same as
TODAY() + 1, which is tomorrow’s date.
TODAY() +
(-1.8) is the same as TODAY() + (-1), which is yesterday’s
date.
TODAY() + 0.5 + 0.5 is the same as TODAY() + 0 + 0, which is today’s date.
TODAY() + (0.5+0.5) is the same as TODAY() + 1, which is tomorrow’s date.
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