WEEKDAY Function

Returns a number representing the day of the week, 1–7, where Sunday equals 1

Syntax

WEEKDAY(date)
  • date
    The date from which to return the day of the week

Sample usage

WEEKDAY([Due Date]5)

Examples

Example 1

Flag a row if a due date is on a weekend, which can be used in an update request to have someone modify the date to a valid weekday

=OR(WEEKDAY([Due Date]@row) = 1, WEEKDAY([Due Date]@row) = 7)

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WEEKDAY example 1

Example 2

If a requested date is on Saturday or Sunday, push it to the following Monday 

=IF(WEEKDAY([Requested Due Date]@row) = 1, [Requested Due Date]@row + 1, IF(WEEKDAY([Requested Due Date]@row) = 7, [Requested Due Date]@row + 2, [Requested Due Date]@row))

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WEEKDAY example 2

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