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title: "WOY(A)"
slug: "engineeringdatefunction2-20"
updated: 2021-10-15T17:24:38Z
published: 2021-10-15T17:24:38Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/engineeringdatefunction2-20"
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# WOY(A)

## Date Transform: WOY(A)

## Returns Week of Year for Date A, as an integer between 1 and 52

## Purpose

Use this function to:

- Group transactions into week of year segments
- Segment events by week
- Group multi-year data into consistent weekly segments for year on year comparison

## Return Value

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **FieldType** | Integer |
| **FieldSize** | Low |
| **DataType** | Discrete |
| **DataSize** | Short |

```shell
Example Return Value: 1...52
```

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/WOY_Sample.PNG)

## Parameters

| Parameter | JSON | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Table** | “targetTable”: “MyTableName” | The target table on which the new field will be created |
| **Filter** | “dataset”: {DataSet_JSON} | Optional. If a filter is applied, records not in the filter Recordset will be returned as null. |
| **Date Function** | “p1”: “WOY(A)” | WOY(A) |
| **A** | “p2”: “DateTimeFieldName” “p2”: “DateFieldName” “p2”: “#YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS” “p2”: “#YYYY-MM-DD” | Required. The date from which to extract the week of year *Supports:* - **DataType:** Discrete / Continuous - **Field Type:** Date, DateTime - **Fixed Value:** #YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. #2021-04-05 - **Fixed Value:** #YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS, e.g. #2021-04-05 11:01:08 |

## JSON Sample

![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/WOY_JSON.PNG)

## Usage Notes

See Also:

- [DOY(A)](/v1/docs/engineeringdatefunction2-12) - Day of year
- [SWEEKDAY(A)](/v1/docs/engineeringdatefunction2-17) - Weekday as string
- YEARWOY(A) - Year week of year
- [DATEFROM(A,B,C)](/v1/docs/engineeringdatefunction2-6) - Date from integer parts

## Example

| Example | Details |
| --- | --- |
| **Description** | Group transactions into weekly segments |
| **Input** | - Table: = [transactions] - Function: = DateTransform - **DateTimeFunction: = WOY(A)** - A:= [transactions].[date] - Name: = WOY_date |
| **Sample** | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/73b6469b-c1e4-47e9-aa65-986c8ebd17ca/Images/Documentation/WOY_Example.PNG) |