The Days Ago condition in Dazos workflows is designed to match a date field to a specific number of days in the past. This article explains how the condition works, what it can and cannot do, and clarifies a common point of confusion around matching dates to today.

Use the Days Ago condition when you want a workflow to trigger based on how long ago a date field occurred. A common example is triggering a follow-up workflow exactly 3 days after a patient's Admission Date.

When adding a condition to a workflow using a date field (such as Admission Date), you can select Days Ago as the operator. This allows you to match the date field to a specific number of days in the past relative to the current date.

For example, setting Admission Date — Days Ago — 3 will match records where the Admission Date is exactly 3 days ago.

The Days Ago operator (without a range qualifier) is the appropriate choice when you need an exact day match, such as exactly 3 days ago.

While Days Ago can be used with date fields like Admission Date, there is no Today date field available in workflow conditions. This means you cannot configure a condition that matches a date to exactly today using a direct field reference.

If you need to match a date to the current day, refer to the workaround article linked in the Related Resources section below.

⚠️ Important: The Days Ago condition is a workflow condition, not an action. It controls when the workflow triggers — it does not calculate or update a field value.

💡 Tip: If you are unsure which operator to use, open an individual record to view the available date fields and their labels. This helps ensure your condition references the correct field name.

✅ Best Practice: Test your workflow with a sample record after configuring the Days Ago condition to confirm it triggers as expected before rolling it out to your full dataset.