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# Minutes\_Between

**Minutes\_between**

The number of minutes between two date-time strings. If only one is specified, it compares the difference between it and the current timestamp.

### Example 1: 

Step 1: Create an empty **minutes\_between\_example\_1** using AIOps studio as shown in the below screenshot. 

![Empty pipeline ](/files/-MeO79SJvhcHSLnf6m-8)

Step 2: Add the following pipeline code/commands into the above-created pipeline as shown in the below screenshot:

You can copy the below code into your pipeline and execute that in your environment.\
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\&#xNAN;*`##### This pipeline creates a simple time fields time1 and time2 with two distinctive`*\
*`##### values as a dataset.`* \
*`##### Pipeline uses RDA dm function minutes_between to calculate minutes between two`*\
*`##### timestamps and prints the value. In addition, RDA dm function ts_to_datetimestr`*\
*`##### is used to convert the the time difference into string (other units are ms,ns,`* \
*`##### excel_date)`*\
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*`@dm:empty`* \
*`--> @dm:addrow time1 = 1623193065990 & time2 = 1623193085990`*\
*`--> @dm:map to = 'Change_In_Minutes' & from = 'time1,time2' & func = 'minutes_between'`*\
*`--> @dm:map attr = 'Change_In_Minutes' & func = 'ts_to_datetimestr' & unit = 's'`*<br>

![Pipeline code added to empty pipeline created](/files/-MeOAnkafMsMosQAR_ZQ)

Step 3: Click verify button to make sure syntax and pipeline code is correct (as shown below)

![Pipeline code is verified using 'Verify' button as shown above.](/files/-MeOB_70IezC4P0XSJB3)

Step 4:  Click execute button and execute the pipeline. RDA will execute the pipeline without any errors (as shown below)

![Successful execution of pipeline without any errors](/files/-MeOC1q3g-IYkNdvpGS2)

Step 5: RDA uses the dm function minutes\_between  to calculate the difference between two timestamps and presents the output as shown below screenshot. \
Note: In addition to the above dm function, the pipeline also uses ts\_to\_datetimestr to convert the timestamp value to a string.

![Successful execution of pipeline using dm function 'minutes\_between' between two times and prints output](/files/-MeODJjfKRHrnHluaAJr)