Function Names
fyDescription
This function identifies the financial (or fiscal) year of the date provided. If 2 parameters (date and month year ending) are provided, then the financial year will be returned as a 4-digit numeral. Example: fy( "2022-04-01", 3 ) returns 2022. If a formatting string is provided, then the returned value is a string which contains either one year or the combination of two years. The format pattern string will be checked for pound '#' characters. Following rules apply:
- If one contiguous set of 2 '#' characters is identified, then these symbols will be replaced by the last two digits of the ending year
- If one contiguous set of 4 '#' characters is identified, then these symbols will be replaced by the last four digits of the ending year
- If one single '#' character is identified, then the quarter inside the financial year will be returned. Example: For years ending in March, then February is considered to be in the 4th quarter.
- Any other number of contiguous '#' characters, or a 3rd set of 2 or 4 '#' characters remain unchanged.
- Any other character is treated as being part of the string to be returned, e.g. "FY ####-##" returns "FY 2020-21".
- In case the month specified equals twelve, then the starting and ending years are obviously the same.
If a blank date is provided, then 0 is returned in case no format pattern string is provided, otherwise a blank string is returned.
Call as: function
Restrictions
Indirect parameter passing is disabled
Parameter count
2-3
Parameters
| No. | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 input |
date or string converted to date | Date Value to extract as described above |
| 2 input |
numeral | Month year ending Specify the last month of the financial year (Example: Specify 3 for fiscal years ending on 31. March every year). Value must be between 1 and 12. |
| Opt. 3 input |
string | Format pattern If a formatting string is provided, then the financial year will be returend as a string and not as a number. Default value: A numeric 4-digit year will be returned. |
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| numeral string |
Result Numeric 4-digit year if 2 parameters are provided, or string result if 3 parameters including the format pattern are provided. |
Examples
date[] = "2022-05-01";
echo( "Date is ", date[] );
patterns[] = { "FY ##", "####/##", "Q# FY ##-##" };
for (month[]=1, month[]<=12, month[]++ )
{
echo( "Year ending in ", str( date(2022,month[],1),"Mmmm" ), ": " );
print( " FY: ", fy( date[], month[] ) );
for all parameters( patterns[], pattern[] )
{
print(" ", fy( date[], month[], pattern[] ) );
}
echo;
}Output
Date is 2022-05-01
Year ending in January:
FY: 2023 FY 23 2022/23 Q2 FY 22-23
Year ending in February:
FY: 2023 FY 23 2022/23 Q1 FY 22-23
Year ending in March:
FY: 2023 FY 23 2022/23 Q1 FY 22-23
Year ending in April:
FY: 2023 FY 23 2022/23 Q1 FY 22-23
Year ending in May:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q4 FY 21-22
Year ending in June:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q4 FY 21-22
Year ending in July:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q4 FY 21-22
Year ending in August:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q3 FY 21-22
Year ending in September:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q3 FY 21-22
Year ending in October:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q3 FY 21-22
Year ending in November:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2021/22 Q2 FY 21-22
Year ending in December:
FY: 2022 FY 22 2022/22 Q2 FY 22-22