Forms Date Logic/Checking

dpm1028

I have a form designed to collect PTO requests. It has a Start and End date. But there appears to be no (obvious) way to ensure the End date is after the Start date. Is that possible?

Thanks Dan

Andrée Starå

Hi @dpm1028

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, it's not possible now, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit this as a Product Feedback or Idea (If it hasn't been added already) when you have a moment.

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Nick Korna

Hi @dpm1028,

You can add a helper column to your sheet calculating the number of days between Start and End date, along the lines of:

=[End Date]@row - [Start Date]@row

You can then add some way of making these stand out - conditional formatting, a sheet filter or more likely/preferably an automated alert to let you know that a row has been added which has had this happen.

At which point I would guess you would chase up the guilty party to find the correct dates or similar!

Hope this helps, if you've any more questions on this then just ask. 😊

dpm1028

Entered. Thank you.

Andrée Starå

@dpm1028

Excellent!

Happy to help!

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