alguidelines/content/NAVPatterns/using-calcdate/index.md

+++ title = "using-calcdate.md" weight = 1370 +++ CALCDATE should only be used with DateFormula variables. Alternatively the string should be enclosed using the <> symbols. Bad code

IF ReservEntry."Expected Receipt Date" \>
CALCDATE('-' + FORMAT("Dampener (Time)") + FirstDate)
THEN

Good code

IF ReservEntry."Expected Receipt Date" \>  
CALCDATE('<-' + FORMAT("Dampener (Time)") + FirstDate + '\>')  
THEN