Dates are one of the most common data types and there is a vast set of operations that you may need to apply to Date fields:
- Extracting parts of a date, for example, the year
- Given a date, getting some descriptions, for example, the weekday
- Adding dates
- Comparing dates
PDI offers a lot of possibilities to manipulate Date fields. However, these features are not organized in a single place inside Spoon. There are several steps in different steps categories that allow you to manipulate dates. Also, given a particular operation, there is usually a couple of ways to perform it. This section is meant to present you the different options.
