Compare 2 date columns in an OBIEE report

Hi,
in an OBIEE report, I have columns of 'ship date' and 'begin date'.
My question is: how do I select those records (rows) that have the 'ship date' after 'begin date' ?
If so, please advice what are the function should I use to compare/filter these records.
Thank you

That means you want to see only those records where Ship date is greater than Begin Date ?
Add filter on Ship Date
Select Operator = Is Greater Than
Click on Add more Options > SQL expression
Copy the column formula of Begin Date in SQL Expression. Ex : "Period Dimension"."Begin Date"
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