PROJECTSTARTDATE

Overview

The PROJECTSTARTDATE function returns the start date of a project.

=PROJECTSTARTDATE(
    ConnectionName,
    Project
)

The PROJECTSTARTDATE function uses the following arguments:

Argument

Required/Optional

Description

ConnectionName

Optional

Provide one of the following values:

Connection name as defined in Connection Manager.
Velixo range expression defining a set of connection names.
An array of settings as described in the Multiple connections per formula article. We recommend using the VX.SETTINGS function to construct the array.

Omit the argument to return results for all compatible connections with default aggregation settings.

Project

Required

The Project ID to include

=PROJECTSTARTDATE(
    "Demo",
    "X"
)

Description

Returns the start date of the X project.

Result

40544

The results are returned as a serial number - to match Excel's default treatment for dates. The cell can be formatted to any date format desired.