formatWorkDuration() | Decadis App Help Center

This function returns a text, similar to the function formatDuration(), but using the work day and work week defined at time tracking configuration, instead of 24 hours per day and 7 days a week.

Bash

formatWorkDuration(duration) #Output: Text

Examples

Parser expression	Description
Bash `formatWorkDuration(5 * 8 * {HOUR} + 2 * 8 * {HOUR} + 3 * {HOUR})`	This example returns : "1 week, 2 days, 3 hours" With 8 hours per workday and 5 days per workweek. {HOUR} is a time macro.

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`duration`	number	A number representing a duration or the calculation of a duration.

Output

This function returns a text

This function is extremely helpful when you want to automatically calculate the duration in JWT calculated text fields.

If you prefer a more comprehensive representation, have a look at the shortFormatWorkDuration() function.

Function	Output
`shortFormatWorkDuration()`	`"1d 11h 30m"`
`formatWorkDuration()`	`"1 day, 11 hours, 30 minutes"`

(books) Use cases and examples

Use case	JWT feature	Workflow function	Field type	Automated action	Parser functions
Difference between two dates in business days	(input latin letters)		Text		formatWorkDuration() timeDifference()