topic Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays in App Development

Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

fabios — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 18:56:47 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to automate holiday exclusion in NetWorkDays but keep getting an error.

My app helps control a process. Employees from different countries must complete a task within 48 working hours - excluding weekends and public holidays. Each employee has different public holidays since they're from different countries.

I've been using NetWorkDays(StartDate, EndDate) with the right result. I've also tried adding holidays manually and it works: NetWorkDays(StartDate, EndDate, '01.01.2020', '02.01.2020').

If I try to use a concat for the holidays, it breaks. I've tried all the options below. Needless to say, when I print simply the results of the Concat, everything is fine.

NetWorkDays(StartDate, EndDate, Concat(HolidayDate, ', '))
NetWorkDays(StartDate, EndDate, Concat([HolidayDate.autoCalendar.Date], ', '))
NetWorkDays(StartDate, EndDate, Concat('''' & Text([HolidayDate.autoCalendar.Date]) & '''', ', '))

What am I doing wrong? It seems like Concat is not the right option, but why?

Cheers,

Fabio

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

Kashyap_R — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:39:29 GMT

try creating a variable and assign the holidays to that variable and use that in the expression.

Hope this helps

thanks

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

fabios — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:05:26 GMT

Hi,

Do you mean like vListHolidays = Concat(HolidayDate, ', ')?

I have already tried but it didn't work.

Best,

Fabio

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

Kashyap_R — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:25:37 GMT

Can u please tell me what is in the Holiday date and format?

Thanks

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

fabios — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:23:27 GMT

It's date objects in standard format - e.g. 01.01.2020.

I have created a test app for clarity.

Best,

Fabio

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

martinpohl — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:27:07 GMT

try instead:

vListHolidays = chr(39)&Concat(HolidayDate, chr(39)&','&chr(39))&chr(39)

to set all holidayday dates in ' '

Regards

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

fabios — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:10:05 GMT

Hi,

It doesn't change anything 😕

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

Kashyap_R — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:45:55 GMT

It works for me what @martinpohl suggested please go thru the app attached

Thanks

Re: Excluding holidays from dataset using NetWorkDays

fabios — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:51:40 GMT

Thanks, issue found! Your app adds an equal sign to the variable expression (which is why it cannot be printed in the table). With that, everything works.