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Display Start Date of Week in Zendesk Reports

Learn how to show the start date of the week in Zendesk reports instead of the week number by creating a custom attribute.

How can I display the start date of the week instead of the week number in Zendesk reports?

To display the start date of the week instead of the week number in your Zendesk reports, you need to create a custom attribute.

In the report builder, click the Calculations icon on the right sidebar and select 'Standard calculated attribute' to open the formula editor. Paste the following formula:DATE_FORMAT(START_OF_WEEK_MONDAY([Ticket created - Date]),"YYYY-MM-dd"). Click 'Save' and add this new attribute to your report.

You can replaceSTART_OF_WEEK_MONDAYwithSTART_OF_WEEK_SUNDAYorSTART_OF_WEEK_SATURDAYdepending on your preferred start day of the week. For more details, check theoriginal link.


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