{"id":1639,"date":"2016-03-09T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T07:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itgroove.net\/mmman\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:39:36","slug":"how-to-filter-a-sharepoint-date-column-by-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2016\/03\/09\/how-to-filter-a-sharepoint-date-column-by-range\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Filter a SharePoint Date Column by Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I often require the need to create a date range (or at least an open-ended start or end date) filter in a SharePoint view.  However, I can never remember what format the date filter is in (days first, or is it months first?).  That&#8217;s why I made this blog post, so I can remind myself of the right way to do this (I even took a screen capture of the wrong way before I realized my mistake \u2013 don&#8217;t worry, what you see below is correct).\n<\/p>\n<p>In a SharePoint view you can add a filter on any date column (Created and Modified are two on every list\/library), but since there is no hint as to the date format, the secret sauce is:\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM\/DD\/YYYY<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can see how I set up a range below. (Note: Leading zeros are irrelevant)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/03\/030916_0700_HowtoFilter1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, you can have an open ended date range like this below.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/03\/030916_0700_HowtoFilter2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>If you enter an invalid date, there is a saving grace that SharePoint will save you from yourself.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/03\/030916_0700_HowtoFilter3.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that you can always use a relative filter as well.  An example of this would be to filter on content over the past week, you&#8217;d enter a value like this below.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/03\/030916_0700_HowtoFilter4.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this helps other people as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often require the need to create a date range (or at least an open-ended start or end date) filter in a SharePoint view. However, I can never remember what format the date filter is in (days first, or is it months first?). 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