DATETIME_ADD

Adds a specified time interval to a date.

Sample usage

DATETIME_ADD(Order Date, INTERVAL 1 WEEK)

Syntax

DATETIME_ADD(datetime_expression, INTERVAL integer part)

Parameters

datetime_expression - a Date or a Date & Time field or expression.
integer - a whole numeric field or expression representing the number of parts to add.
part - the unit of time measurement to add. DATETIME_ADD supports the following values for part:
- MICROSECOND: available for Date & Time fields or expressions.
- MILLISECOND: available for Date & Time fields or expressions.
- SECOND: available for Date & Time fields or expressions.
- MINUTE: available for Date & Time fields or expressions.
- HOUR: available for Date & Time fields or expressions.
- DAY
- WEEK. Equivalent to 7 DAYs.
- MONTH
- QUARTER
- YEAR

Return data type

Date & Time

Examples

Formula	Result (using Date & Time data type)
`DATETIME_ADD(DATETIME "2023-01-25 15:30:00", INTERVAL 10 MINUTE)`	Jan 25, 2023, 3:40:00 PM
`DATETIME_ADD(DATE "2023-01-25", INTERVAL 5 DAY)`	Jan 30, 2023, 12:00:00 AM

Notes

This function is not available for compatibility mode date types.

When using MONTH, QUARTER, or YEAR parts, if the resulting date is at (or near) the last day of the month, DATETIME_ADD returns the last day of the month. This can happen when the month in the resulting date has fewer days than the month in the starting date.

For example, if Date = August 31, 2020, DATETIME_ADD(Date, INTERVAL 1 MONTH) returns September 30, 2020.

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