Built-in Functions → dayOfYear

dayOfYear() is a conversion function that returns the count of days from the beginning of the year till a given date or timestamp, ranging from 1 to 366.

Signature

dayOfYear(date_timestamp exp)

The following table illustrates the dayOfYear() function parameter:

Parameter	Description
date_timestamp exp	The `date` or `timestamp` value to determine the year’s day number from

Note

If an invalid date is entered, such as 02/30/2020 (leap year), the dayOfYear() function returns the number of the last valid day, 60.

Returns

int representing the count of days for a given date or timestamp.

Examples

Identify the day number of the year for the given date, 04/12/2021.

dayOfYear(
    date(
        "2021-04-12"
    )
)

The dayOfYear() is 102.

Identify the day number of the year for the given timestamp, 02/06/2021 03:09:11.

dayOfYear(
    timestamp(
        "2021-02-06 03:09:11"
    )
)

The dayOfYear() is 37.

Use the following steps for detailed instructions on how to use the dayOfYear() conversion function to tackle the first example above in an insight :

Note

In the Cluster Management Console (CMC), create a tenant that includes Sample Data. The Sample Data includes the SALES schema.

In the Navigation bar, select the Content tab, and then select + New → Add Dashboard.
In the Add Dashboard dialog, for Name, enter Product Dashboard, and then select Add.
In the Action bar, select + (add icon), or select + Add Insight.
In the Insight panel, select Listing Table or V.
In Tables, select Aggregated Table.
In the Data panel, select Manage Dataset.
In the Manage Data Sets panel, in Tables, select SALES. Close the panel.
From the Data panel, drag and drop the following columns to the respective tray:
- Category from the PRODUCTS table to the Grouping Dimension tray.
- Revenue from the SALES table to the Measure tray.
  - In the Properties panel, for Number Format, select Dollar Rounded.
From the Data panel, drag and drop Add Formula to the Grouping Dimension tray.
The Formula Builder automatically opens:
- In Search Functions, select the down arrow, and then select Conversion Functions.
- Double-click the dayOfYear function, dayOfYear(date_timestamp exp), to add the formula to the editor.
- In the Formula Editor, replace date_timestamp exp with date("2021-04-12")
- Select Validate & Save.
In the Properties panel, for Column Label, enter dayOfYear().
Name the insight Revenue Per Category.
In the Action bar, select Save.

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