Use validators based on date range

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Use the following script as a workflow transition validator. It allows a transition only if the date field value is within 180 days from today.

interval range = "180d";
date maxDate = currentDate() + range;

string errorMsg = "Due date must be within 180 days of today";

if(isNull(due) || due > maxDate) {
    return false, "error", errorMsg;
}