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TRue
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I'm thinking this should be really simple, but...
I want to schedule a report I've created to run for the current year's info.
I've tried a few different forulas to return the current year, but can't seem to add them to the report filter successfully.
I've tried using the Command Reference Help (http://documentation.informationbuilders.com/CommandRef/index.htm) to find the right formula, but in InfoAssist I'm getting errors and arguments if I try to create a Define, such as with the TODAY function.
What's the simplest way to define or compute today's year and then filter the report by it?
Right now I have a filter set that is literal - WHERE Year EQ 2013. I just want 2013 to change when we reach 2014.

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Tom Flynn
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WHERE YEAR EQ '&DATEYY';


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Twanette
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Hi,
As per Tom's example:
There are a number of "system" amper variables available to you e.g.
&DATEYY would show 2013
&YYMD would show 20131206
&MDYY would show 06122013

In InfoAssist these could be used in a DEFINE e.g.
You could create a new DEFINE field with a format of I4, and make it equal to the value &DATEYY

Or, in InfoAssist, using the Advanced Filter option, specify &DATEYY as the constant value.


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Luiz De Assis
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TRue,

Just create a define (format YY) that is equals to the amper variable &MDYY. For instance:

DEFINE CURYR/YY = &MDYY;

Then use it in the where statement:
WHERE YEAR EQ CURYR
 
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TRue
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"Or, in InfoAssist, using the Advanced Filter option, specify &DATEYY as the constant value."

This worked. Thank you Twanette.

When I tried the define of CurrentyYear/YY = &MDYY I got an error message about an invalid date constant when I tried to save the new field.
When I tried changing the &MDYY to &DATEYY I was able to save the new field and add it to my filter section -where AddedOn = CurrentYear. It didn't argue with me, but it produced no records when run.

Either way, thanks everyone, because I didn't know I could use amper variables in this very direct way. Handy. Good One


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