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# MoveDate

{% hint style="info" %}
The **`MoveDate()`**function shifts a date by a given amount of a date unit.

This function is SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](/platform/wemreference/sql-compatibility.md).
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns a new <mark style="color:green;">date</mark> where a number of units is added/subtracted to/from a date.

Returns <mark style="color:red;">**`Unknown`**</mark> if one of the parameter values is unknown or outside the common valid date boundaries.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
*Although MoveDate() IS SQL Compatible - meaning it will be used on the database to return a smaller resultset, it may be slow in execution on the database, depending on the situation (number of records, distribution over data-pages, the filter in total with maybe other fields) where SQL may not be able to optimize the execution plan...*&#x20;
{% endhint %}

### Syntax

<details>

<summary><code>MoveDate(</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>date</code></mark><code>, </code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>number</code></mark><code>, </code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>unit</code></mark><code>)</code></summary>

`MoveDate('2016-05-02T05:37:44', -3, year)`\
\=>*Result: Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:37:44 AM*

`MoveDate(UnknownDate, UnknownNumber, Unknownunit)`\
\=>*Result: (unknowndate)*

</details>

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Name</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="150" align="center">Required</th><th width="248.15953250810662">Description</th><th data-hidden>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>date</code></mark></td><td>date time</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>a date</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>number</code></mark></td><td>numeric</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span>​​</td><td>the number or amount that a date the value is moved.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>unit</code></mark></td><td>Keyword</td><td align="center">​​<span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>the [date unit] that is moved in <code>date.</code> <br>Possible values: year, month, week, day, hour, minute or second.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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