how to generate previous date using macro

sgnarkhede2016

how to generate previous date using macro

e.g
Today =19/5/2020(date_now() works) 

but how to get 18/5/2020 from generate macro

lionelderkrikor

Hi @sgnarkhede2016

Please find in attached file , a process which performs your task...

Regards,

Lionel

sgnarkhede2016

blank process

lionelderkrikor

?????

@sgnarkhede2016 , try to import the XML : 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.6.000">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.6.000" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <parameter key="logverbosity" value="init"/>
    <parameter key="random_seed" value="2001"/>
    <parameter key="send_mail" value="never"/>
    <parameter key="notification_email" value=""/>
    <parameter key="process_duration_for_mail" value="30"/>
    <parameter key="encoding" value="SYSTEM"/>
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="utility:create_exampleset" compatibility="9.6.000" expanded="true" height="68" name="Create ExampleSet" width="90" x="45" y="34">
        <parameter key="generator_type" value="attribute functions"/>
        <parameter key="number_of_examples" value="100"/>
        <parameter key="use_stepsize" value="false"/>
        <list key="function_descriptions">
          <parameter key="date" value="1"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="add_id_attribute" value="false"/>
        <list key="numeric_series_configuration"/>
        <list key="date_series_configuration"/>
        <list key="date_series_configuration (interval)"/>
        <parameter key="date_format" value="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"/>
        <parameter key="time_zone" value="SYSTEM"/>
        <parameter key="column_separator" value=","/>
        <parameter key="parse_all_as_nominal" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="decimal_point_character" value="."/>
        <parameter key="trim_attribute_names" value="true"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="generate_macro" compatibility="9.6.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Generate Macro" width="90" x="246" y="34">
        <list key="function_descriptions">
          <parameter key="yesterday" value="date_add(date_now(),-1,DATE_UNIT_DAY)"/>
        </list>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="generate_attributes" compatibility="9.6.000" expanded="true" height="82" name="Generate Attributes" width="90" x="380" y="34">
        <list key="function_descriptions">
          <parameter key="date" value="%{yesterday}"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="keep_all" value="true"/>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Create ExampleSet" from_port="output" to_op="Generate Macro" to_port="through 1"/>
      <connect from_op="Generate Macro" from_port="through 1" to_op="Generate Attributes" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Generate Attributes" from_port="example set output" to_port="result 1"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>

regards,

Lionel