How to bring today"s date to the process variables?

RE: How to bring today"s date to the process variables?

rajats246 — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:50:35 GMT

i agree with answer of robert and joubin. You can even use below approach also:
load(
local!orderSubmissionDate:today(),
a!formLayout(
label: "Form",
contents: {
a!dateField(
label: "Date",
labelPosition: "ABOVE",
value: local!orderSubmissionDate,
saveInto: local!orderSubmissionDate,
validations: {}
)
},
buttons: a!buttonLayout(
primaryButtons: {
a!buttonWidget(
label: "Submit",
saveInto:{
a!save(ri!theDate,local!orderSubmissionDate)
},
submit: true,
style: "PRIMARY"
)
},
secondaryButtons: {}
)
)
)

RE: How to bring today"s date to the process variables?

Joubin Izadi — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:09:02 GMT

It also seems you want to default to today's date as well.

I will add on to Bob's answer with the following code. Note the updated "value" field for the dateField.

{
  a!dateField(
    label: "Order Submission Date",
    value: if(
      isnull(ri!OrderSubmissionDate),
      fn!today(),
      ri!OrderSubmissionDate
    ),
    saveInto: ri!OrderSubmissionDate,
    required: true
  ),
  a!buttonLayout(
    primaryButtons: {
      a!buttonWidget(
        label: "Submit",
        saveInto: {
          a!save(
            ri!OrderSubmissionDate,
            if(
              isnull(ri!OrderSubmissionDate),
              fn!today(),
              ri!OrderSubmissionDate
            )
          )
        },
        submit: true
      )
    }
  )
}

RE: How to bring today"s date to the process variables?

Robert Shankin — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:54:18 GMT

You can mange this using saveInto on the submit button.

a!formLayout(
  label: "Form",
  contents: {
    a!dateField(
      label: "Date",
      labelPosition: "ABOVE",
      value: ri!theDate,
      saveInto: ri!theDate,
      validations: {}
    )
  },
  buttons: a!buttonLayout(
    primaryButtons: {
      a!buttonWidget(
        label: "Submit",
        saveInto:{
          a!save(ri!theDate,if(isNull(ri!theDate),fn!today(), ri!theDate))
        },
        submit: true,
        style: "PRIMARY"
      )
    },
    secondaryButtons: {}
  )
)

RE: How to bring today"s date to the process variables?

Colton Beck — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:48:34 GMT

Take a look at the documentation here. It should answer your question.