BY - Beginning of Year#
Beginning of Year (BY) will return the 1st day of the year of the date found in Operand 2.
- Statement
- Find the 1st day of the year in which an employee reached their 5-year anniversary with the company.
| Line | CMD | OT | Operand 1 | OPER | OT | Operand2 | OT | Operand3 | If Goto | Else GoTo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00010 | LET | V | HIRE DT PLUS 5 YRS | BY | DB | EEM.HIRE_DATE | A | +5Y | 00100 |
In the example above, an employee was hired on Dec. 13, 1984. Operand 3 will calculate 5 years in the future, December 1989 and the BY operator will determine the beginning of that year, January 1, 1989. This value will be returned to Operand 1.
Refer to BD for possible Operand 3 values.
