Calculate Date Difference activity
An activity that lets you specify dates and times, and then uses your rules to makes calculations. This shape can change the operations between two date-time values, or add more time to a given date-time.

Configure the Calculate Date Difference activity
To configure the Calculate Date Difference activity, do the procedure in this topic.
Good to Know
- In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
- This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
- You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
How to Start
- Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
- In Process Builder, in the Activity Library,
open the Utilities tab.
- On the Utilities tab, drag the Calculate Date Difference
activity onto your process.
Procedure
- Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
- Click Calculate Date Difference
.
- Complete the fields on these screens.
For more information, refer to Create a Complex Date Calculation.
- (Optional) Click Advanced
> Email Notifications
.
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the Calculate Date Difference activity.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Calculate Date Difference > Input Tab
Specifies your input values for date-time calculations.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Input Date Time |
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Calculate Date Difference > Operation Tab
Specifies how to calculate your input date-time values.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Compare Difference |
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Return |
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My Organization's Business Time |
|
Calculation Type |
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Calculate Date Difference > Output Tab
Specifies your output values for a date-time calculation.

Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Result Boolean |
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Date String |
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Difference |
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Result |
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Test Mode |
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Test |
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