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periods_ago
Returns the statement period start date that's a specified number of statement periods before another date in Salesforce Spiff.

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Returns the statement period start date that's a specified number of statement periods before another date in Salesforce Spiff.
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions |
| Available for an additional cost in: Professional Edition with Web Services API Enabled |
periods_ago(start_date, number_of_periods)| Argument | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| start_date | Required | The date value to evaluate. This argument supports any date functions. To specify a date as a string in YYYY-MM-DD format, use the date() function and enclose the string in double quotes. |
| number_of_periods | Required | An integer that specifies the number of statement periods ahead or behind to find the date for. Positive values count periods in the past, and negative values count periods in the future. |
Return the start date of the statement period that's three periods before today's date.
=periods_ago(Now, 3)
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