6.7.10   Relative Dates Chooser

This allows an expression to be set up, a defining a date to be offset, relative to another specified date.

The editor is shown when defining a field of the type date, for example for use with the CompareDateWithMask condition. The editor can be seen in Figure 73.

The parameters the editor are described in Table 52.

Table 52    The Parameters in the Relative Date Chooser

Name

Description

Values

Use Field

If the check box is selected, the Date field contains a drop-down menu of the applicable date fields.

 

Date

The date that the resulting date is relative to.


It may be the value of a field, or entered manually by typing or by selecting from the date picker panel.

The date format is YYYY-MM-DD.

Operation

Defines if the relative date should be before or after the date in the Date field.

One of:


  • NONE

  • ADD

  • SUBTRACT

Offset

Defines the magnitude of the difference between the two dates.

An integer value, plus one of:


  • Days

  • Months

  • Years

Figure 73   Relative Date Chooser Panel