Function

calworkhours( start_datetime, end_datetime, calendar_name )

This returns the actual number of work hours between two given Date and Times (both inclusive), according to the calendar defined for the system.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
start_datetime	Date and Time	The starting Date and Time.
end_datetime	Date and Time	The ending Date and Time.
calendar_name	Text	This optional parameter accepts the name of a system calendar; otherwise, the default calendar is used.

Returns

Integer

Usage considerations

Passing a calendar name allows you to calculate working hours using an alternate system calendar, if you have multiple calendars configured.

See also: Process Calendar Settings

Examples

calworkhours(datetime(2011,12,20,12,0,0),datetime(2011,12,21,12,0,0)) returns 8

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Incompatible
Offline Mobile	Incompatible
Custom Record Field Expressions	Compatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible