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QUARTER
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Written by Arnaud Lachaume
Updated over 2 months ago

Type: Function

Syntax: QUARTER([datetime])

Description: This function has two different modes of operation, based on whether an argument is provided or not. With no arguments, it returns the standard duration of a quarter in seconds (7776000, which is based on 90 days). With a datetime argument, it returns the quarter portion (between 1 and 4) for the provided datetime

Sample usage:

  • QUARTER() is equal to 7776000

  • QUARTER(created_at) returns the quarter of the year for the created_at field value

  • QUARTER(DATE(2023, 08, 27)) => 3

  • AVG(closed_at-created_at)/QUARTER() returns the time elapsed in quarters between the creation and closing of a record. Note that the difference between two dates (closed_at-created_at) is always returned in seconds.

  • created_at + 2*QUARTER() returns the created_at field value plus 2 quarters.

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