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