Date Time Field Options
A date time field allows a workflow to capture dates and times from the console.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Time interval from Now | Choose this option to specify that the default value of the field will
be the time when the user opens a form plus the interval. In the box,
specify the interval in the following format:
[-]d[. hh[: mm[:[ss .[ff]]]]] In this syntax, d is days, hh is hours, mm is minutes, ss is seconds, and ff can be used to specify hundredths of a second. To specify an interval in the past, precede the interval with the minus symbol (-) . Examples: To specify one day earlier, type: To specify 30 minutes later, type: |
| Fixed Time | Choose this option to specify that the value of a field when a user
opens up a form will be exactly as specified in the Fixed
Time box. Click the  button to select a date in the calendar
control. |
| Date Format | This option defines the format how date values will appear on the device panel. Create the format string using the date format variables listed in the Table 1 table. |
| Time Format | This option defines the format of how time values will appear on the device panel. Create the format string using the time format variables listed in the Table 2 table. |
| Show AM/PM | Select this option to display AM/PM to distinguish ante meridiem or post meridiem for 12-hour clock values. |
| Select what to show on the device side | Choose whether to display both Date and Time, only the Date, or only the Time for the field on the device panel. |
Custom Date and Time Format Strings
The date/time format string specifies how a date and/or time should be formatted when displayed. Some of these formats are not available on all devices.
Date format variables
| Format variable | Description |
|---|---|
| d | Displays the day of the month (1 – 31). If the day can be expressed as a single digit number, then it will be formatted with one digit. |
| dd | Displays the day of the month (01 – 31) as a two-digit number. Single digit days will have a leading zero added. |
| o | Displays the day of the year (1 – 365). If the day can be expressed as a single digit number, then it will be formatted with one digit. The same holds for two-digit and three-digit numbers. |
| oo | Displays the day of the year (001 – 365) as a three-digit number. Single-digit and two-digit days will have a leading zeros added. |
| D | Displays the abbreviated name of the day. For example, "Monday" is displayed as "Mon". |
| DD | Displays the full name of the day. For example, "Monday" is displayed as "Monday". |
| m | Displays the month of the year (1 – 12). If the month can be expressed as a single digit number, then it will be formatted with one digit. |
| mm | Displays the month of the year (01 – 12). Single-digit months will have a leading zero added. |
| M | Displays the abbreviated name of the month (for example “Jan,” “Feb”). |
| MM | Displays the full name of the month (for example “January,” “February”). |
| y | Displays the last two digits of the year. |
| yy | Displays all four digits of the year. |
| @ | Displays the UNIX timestamp (the number of milliseconds (ms) since 01/01/1970). |
| ! | Displays the number of Windows ticks (the number of 100 nanoseconds (ns) since 01/01/0001). |
| '...' | Displays the text within the quotes. Note that if anything other than a format variable is used, it will be displayed as text as well. |
| " | Displays a single set of quotes. |
Time format variables
| Format variable | Description |
|---|---|
| h | Displays the hour with no leading zero. |
| hh | Displays the hour with a leading zero. |
| m | Displays the minute with no leading zero. |
| mm | Displays the minute with a leading zero. |
| s | Displays the second with no leading zero. |
| ss | Displays the second with a leading zero. |
| l | Displays milliseconds. This is always displayed with leading zeros. |
| t | Displays a for AM or p for PM. |
| T | Displays A for AM or P for PM. |
| tt | Displays am or pm. |
| TT | Displays AM or PM. |
Examples:
- DD, MM dd, yy is “Monday, January 03, 2009”
- yy-mm-dd hh:mm is “2009-01-03 05:35”
- h:mm TT is “3:35 PM”