Utilities
Default a Close Date to Three Weeks
A tutorial that keeps a date-like close date or defaults it to 21 calendar days from now.
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Keep a date-like close date or default it to 21 calendar days from now.
Setup and use
Run Open Flow with a close-date string. In n8n, edit Set Close Date and run manually. The source example uses an ISO date string.
Behavior
If the input contains a substring shaped like YYYY-MM-DD, the workflow returns the entire original string unchanged. It does not validate whether that substring is a real calendar date. Otherwise, it adds 21 calendar days to the execution time and returns the result as an ISO timestamp. The date calculation uses the execution environment’s local time zone, so daylight-saving changes can affect the exact elapsed hours.
Inspiration & credits
Changes to the source
- Open Flow accepts a run input and combines the branch calculation into one Code node. The matching expression and calendar-day calculation are preserved.
Adapted from Close Date in Zie619/n8n-workflows. The source export does not identify a separate template author or license.
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