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# Start date or time span

There are two predefined parameters which you can \[optionally] specify in the command-line. Both parameters are used as a **placeholder in QueryFilter** files:

<details>

<summary>/TimeSpanDays</summary>

Boomi Command resolves the `TimeSpanDays` into a `StartDateUtc` by subtracting the number of day from today. If today was 31st of October, TimeSpanDays=7 will lead to /StartDateUtc=24th of October (minus seven days).

Default=30

</details>

<details>

<summary>/StartDateUtc</summary>

Specify a date or datetime (UTC).

See also [https://github.com/MarkusSchmidtPro/MSPro.Boomi.Console/blob/main/doc/commands/arguments/common-arguments/query-files/broken-reference/README.md](https://github.com/MarkusSchmidtPro/MSPro.Boomi.Console/blob/main/doc/commands/arguments/common-arguments/query-files/broken-reference/README.md "mention")

</details>

<figure><img src="https://github.com/MarkusSchmidtPro/MSPro.Boomi.Console/blob/main/doc/commands/arguments/common-arguments/query-files/broken-reference" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

```
> .\bc COMP GET /q .\Query\qSince.json /TimeSpanDays=7
```

The result is an empty `Components` directory because there was no component modified in the past 7 days!