calculateTimeDiff

The calculateTimeDiff task calculates the difference between two timestamps and returns the result as a duration.

Potential use case

Use this task to determine the remaining time (or elapsed time) between a recorded timestamp and today’s date.

Properties

Input variables

Output variables

Example 1

In this example:

• The firstTime property comes from the output of addDuration, another task in the workflow. The reference variable is newtime.
• The secondTime property comes from the getTime task. The reference variable is time.
• Because secondTime is less than firstTime, the outgoing timeDiff is a positive reference — for example, the number of days until a future date.

Example 2

In this example:

• The firstTime property comes from the getTime task. The reference variable is time.
• The secondTime property comes from addDuration. The reference variable is newTime.
• Because secondTime is greater than firstTime, the outgoing timeDiff is a negative reference — for example, the elapsed time since the firstTime deadline was passed.