pp108 : CalculateStartDateInBusinessDays

CalculateStartDateInBusinessDays


This method calculates the start date before a given end date and business days. It implements the backward planning algorithm.

SOAP Request

<SOAP:Envelope xmlns:SOAP="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <SOAP:Body>
        <calculateStartDateInBusinessDays xmlns="http://schemas.cordys.com/buscalendar/runtime/BusinessCalendar/1.0">
            <WorkspaceID>002481F0-8E9F-11E2-EE36-A5EED1105F38</WorkspaceID>
            <calendarName>Calender1</calendarName>
            <endDate>2008-09-23T22:37:53.234</endDate>
            <useEndDateCapacity>true</useEndDateCapacity>
            <nrOfBusinessDays>10</nrOfBusinessDays>
            <moveToEndOfPreviousDay>true</moveToEndOfPreviousDay>
        </calculateStartDateInBusinessDays>
    </SOAP:Body>
</SOAP:Envelope>
Request Parameters

Parameter

Description

Mandatory

Accepted Input Values

 
WorkspaceID
 ID of CWS Workspace No GUID (optional)

calendarName

Unique identifier for the calendar. This can be a full qualified name or a document ID.

Yes

You can specify one of the following values:

  • Full Qualified Name (FQN)
  • Document ID

endDate

End date. Date from which to start calculation

Yes

Date must be in the UTC format

For example, 2008-09-23T22:37:53.234

useEndDateCapacity

Flag to indicate whether to include the end date in calculation

Yes

Boolean (True or False)

nrofBusinessDays

Duration in the business days

Yes

Any non-negative integer value

moveToEndOfPreviousDay

Flag to indicate whether to round off the calculation to end of the previous day after the calculated day

Yes

Boolean (True or False)

SOAP Response

  <data>
    <calculateStartDateInBusinessDaysResponse xmlns:SOAP="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="http://schemas.cordys.com/buscalendar/runtime/BusinessCalendar/1.0" >
   < calculateStartDateInBusinessDays >2008-08-19T10:30:00.234</ calculateStartDateInBusinessDays >
   </ calculateStartDateInBusinessDaysResponse >
 </data>
Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

calculateStartDateInBusinessDays

Date in UTC