Standard timestamp in log files.

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

nikin — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:03:09 GMT

Hi,

We are having the same issue. Is there a way around this?

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

erickp — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:48:24 GMT

Also, I tried to format "12 Jun 2019 13:55:43 GMT" using parsedate() but it didn't work. I tried without the GMT and it worked. This presents another challenge now because I won't know if the particular log file has timezone or not in the timestamp column.

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

erickp — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:41:38 GMT

I will give this a try and see if it works.My only concern is that it says it is only supported until Appian 17.3. Any thoughts on that?

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

Amitkumar — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:13:21 GMT

parseDate() from Date and Time Utilities should help you. It supports many input date formats and returns the output as Date and Time.

I hope this function will future proof your solution as supported list of input date formats is comprehensive not just limited to timestamps but other possible date formats. Check the plug-in documentation.

See below screenshot for function description, input, and output.

You can apply the parseDate() function on timestamp values before inserting data into database.

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

erickp — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:52:20 GMT

Thanks I am interested to know what others think as well.

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

ChristineLHutchison — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:25:47 GMT

Create a view and do a to_date on the column in the where.

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

erickp — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:24:11 GMT

What if I want to query: give me the log rows from the past 6 months? How would I do that if the table timestamp columns are text?

RE: Standard timestamp in log files.

ChristineLHutchison — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:14:33 GMT

So, bullet proof is a hard goal to achieve :-)

However, if you just always store the date/time in a char field in the DB, you can create DB functions or Appian expression rules to apply formatting based on what text comes back. Doesn't make it bullet proof, but makes it more 'adaptable' to storing any value and then formatting to display as desired. Just a thought....