Using runtime keywords

Runtime keywords can be used in the selection criteria of any report, either listed as a literal term, or used at a prompt.

Date specific keywords

Use the date keywords below in your selection criteria. (+/- n) means days before or after the keyword. You may also use (+/- nM) to mean months before or after the keyword. For example, TODAY – 7 evaluates to seven days prior to the current day. To specify one month in the future, use TODAY + 1M.

Keyword Meaning
TODAY (+/-n) Will put the value of the date the report is run (plus or minus n number of days).
WEEK_BEGIN (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the beginning of the week the report is run.
WEEK_END (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the end of the week the report is run.
MONTH_BEGIN (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the beginning of the month the report is run.
MONTH_END (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the end of the month the report is run.
QTR_BEGIN (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the beginning of the quarter the report is run.
QTR_END (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the end of the quarter the report is run.
YEAR_BEGIN (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the beginning of the year the report is run.
YEAR_END (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of the end of the year the report is run.
MONTH_AGO (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of one month before the report is run.
MONTH_FROM_NOW (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of one month after the report is run.
YEAR_AGO (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of one year before the report is run.
YEAR_FROM_NOW (+/-n) Will put the value of the date of one year after the report is run.

User specific keywords

User specific keywords include the following variables in the form {user.keyword}, where keyword can be any of the terms listed below:

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