The WORKDAY.INTL function - The function returns a date before or after the date starting with a custom weekend in Excel

The following article introduces you to the WORKDAY.INTL function - one of the functions in the date and time group function is very popular in Excel.

Description: The function returns a date before or after the start of a specified number of working days with a custom weekend. The weekend parameter indicates which day and how many days.

Syntax: WORKDAY (start_date, days, [weekend], [holidays])

Inside:

- start_date: The start date, is a required parameter.

- days: A day not in the weekend and holidays before or after start_date, is a required parameter.

+ days> 0 -> number of days generated in the future.

+ days <0 -> number of days created in the past.

- weekend: Indicates which days are weekends not included in the working day, are optional parameters with the following values:

+ weekend = 1 -> The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

+ weekend = 2 -> The weekend is Sunday, Monday.

+ weekend = 3 -> Weekends are Monday and Tuesday.

+ weekend = 4 -> Weekends are Tuesday and Wednesday.

+ weekend = 5 -> Weekends are Wednesdays and Thursdays.

+ weekend = 6 -> Weekends are Thursday and Friday.

+ weekend = 7 -> Weekends are Friday and Saturday.

+ weekend = 11 -> Weekends are only Sunday.

+ weekend = 12 -> Weekends are only Monday.

+ weekend = 13 -> Weekends are only Tuesday.

+ weekend = 14 -> Weekends are only Wednesday.

+ weekend = 15 -> Weekends are only Thursday.

+ weekend = 16 -> Weekends are only Friday.

+ weekend = 17 -> Weekends only Saturday.

- holidays: Days to be excluded from working days which are not on public holidays.

Attention:

- Excel stores dates as sequential serial numbers to facilitate the calculation process.

- Any one of the arguments is invalid -> the function returns the #VALUE! Error value

- If start_date + days value creates an invalid date -> the function returns the #NUM! Error value

- If days is a decimal, it is truncated to an integer.

For example:

Calculate the day after the working day a certain number of days, weekends are defined by the values ​​in the weekend column of the following jobs:

- In the cell to calculate, enter the formula: = WORKDAY.INTL (F7, G7, H7, I7).

- Press Enter -> return value is:

- Similarly copying the formula for the remaining value results:

Above are instructions and some specific examples when using the WORKDAY.INTL function in Excel.

Good luck!