Date operators

Description of date operators used in decision tables

Every condition cell in decision table can have a different operator. These are the general operators which you can choose from:

How to use date operators

By choosing any of the operators, date and time are set to None, and the time zone is set to GTM+1:00.

Without choosing a specific Date or Time (at least one), you can not save the condition! Even if you have a set Time zone.

By clicking on or modal window is shown, where you✅, if you want to set a specific date or time.

By ✅selecting a date or time, a current date/time is set.

Date select window

Specific date select

Request input format

Request input must be in a specific format, which is shown below. The order of date, time and timezone, does not affect the result.

"date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"time": "HH:MM",
"timezone": "+/-HH:MM"

Equals Operator (=)

Compares two date values. The equal operator compares:

• Date

Equal Operator examples:

[request value] = [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         =    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-17"         date: "2021-03-17"
"time": null            =    time: null           //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "08:53"         =    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         =    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         =    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Greater than OR Equal Operator (>=)

The greater than or equal operator (>=) returns true if the left operand is greater than or equal to the right operand, and false otherwise.

Greater than OR Equal Operator examples:

[request value] >= [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "09:53"        >=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+03:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null           >=    time: null           //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: "10:53"        //false
"timezone": "+04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null           >=    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Greater Operator (>)

The greater operator (>) returns true if the left operand is greater than the right operand, and false otherwise.

Greater Operator examples:

[request value] > [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "09:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+03:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null            >    time: null           //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "09:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "10:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null            >    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         >    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         >    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Less than OR Equal Operator (<=)

The less than or equal operator (<=) returns true if the left operand is less than or equal to the right operand, and false otherwise.

Less than OR Equal Operator examples:

[request value] <= [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "07:53"        <=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+03:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-10"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null           <=    time: null           //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "08:53"        <=    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "08:53"        <=    time: "10:53"        //false
"timezone": "-04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null           <=    time: null           //false
"timezone": "-04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        >=    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <=    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Less than Operator (<)

The less than operator (<) returns true if the left operand is less than the right operand, and false otherwise.

Less than Operator examples:

[request value] < [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "07:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-10"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+03:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-10"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null            <    time: null           //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "07:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "07:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "-04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": null            <    time: null           //false
"timezone": "-04:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         <    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"         <    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Not Equal Operator (<>)

Compares two dates. The not equal operator compares:

• Date

Not Equal Operator examples:

[request value] <> [table value]

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <>    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-17"         date: "2021-03-17"
"time": null           <>    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-18"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <>    time: null           //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <>    time: "08:53"        //false
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": "2021-03-20"         date: "2021-03-18"
"time": "08:53"        <>    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

"date": null                 date: null            
"time": "10:53"        <>    time: "08:53"        //true
"timezone": "+01:00"         timezone: "+01:00"

Between Operator (between)

The between operator (between) returns true if the left operand is between or equal to the right operand, and false otherwise.

Between Operator examples:

[request value] between [table value]

                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": "2021-05-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "08:53"         between           AND          //true
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2022-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 

                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": "2021-03-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "08:53"         between           AND          //true
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": "2021-05-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "14:53"         between           AND          //true
"timezone": "+05:00"              date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 
  
                                  date: null
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": null                      timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "14:53"         between           AND          //true
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: null
                                  time: "20:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //----------------------------------------------------------
  
                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: null
"date": "2021-09-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": null            between           AND          //true
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2022-03-18"
                                  time: null
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": "1999-03-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "08:53"         between           AND          //false
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": "2021-06-18"              timezone: "+01:00"
"time": null            between           AND          //false
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2022-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"

 //---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                  date: "2021-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
"date": null                      timezone: "+01:00"
"time": "08:53"         between           AND          //false
"timezone": "+01:00"              date: "2022-03-18"
                                  time: "08:53"
                                  timezone: "+01:00"