Formula field to show Time Difference of two Date Time fields in Days:Hours:Minutes Format

This blog post explains how a formula field can display a time difference of two DateTime fields to Days:Hours:Minues format.

Use Case: Show the Time Difference between Now() and Record Created Date.


IF( TEXT( FLOOR(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c )) ) & IF(FLOOR(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c )) > 1, " Days,", " Day,")
& ' ' & TEXT( FLOOR( MOD(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c ) * 24, 24) ) ) & 
IF(FLOOR( MOD(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c ) * 24, 24) ) > 1, " Hours,", " Hour,") 
& ' ' & TEXT( FLOOR( MOD(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c ) * 24 * 60, 60)) ) & 
IF(FLOOR( MOD(( NOW() - Record_Created_Date__c ) * 24 * 60, 60)) > 1, " Minutes", " Minute"))