Date Field Validation

RE: Date Field Validation

Arul — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:00:03 GMT

Thanks for your quick reply.

RE: Date Field Validation

Stewart Burchell — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:57:49 GMT

Correct. You cannot alter this components behaviour. I'm not sure why you want to do so. You either pick a date from the grid below this field, or you type in a date value. What would you expect someone to type into this field if the expected format was dd/mmm/yyyy?

RE: Date Field Validation

Arul — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:56:45 GMT

Thanks for your swift response. Just to double confirm that the date input/picker field values cannot be altered by any means. i.e.) below image representation is not possible if my understanding is correct.

RE: Date Field Validation

Stewart Burchell — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:41:55 GMT

Just a little bit more clarity would be helpful. Do you mean how to present a previously captured data value in, say, a read-only user interface? You can use the text() function to format a date value such that is is rendered in the way you describe:

fn!text(ri!myDate,"dd/mmm/yyyy")

You have no such control over the date input/picker field.

RE: Date Field Validation

Arul — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:29:03 GMT

Stewart Burchell - Many thanks for your time. Just one more. If we need to format the date filed display value as "dd/mmm/yyyy" (08/dec/2021) - can you please shed some light on the same .

P.S: I'm aware that datetext will do the formatting but our requirement is that to display the "dd/mmm/yyyy" (08/dec/2021) as in date filed itself.

RE: Date Field Validation

Arul — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:23:16 GMT

Thanks Stewart.. Its working

RE: Date Field Validation

Stewart Burchell — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:02:10 GMT

Appian defaults the data format to the User Locale that you have chosen fort yourself. If you enable UK English as a language within the system and then navigate to the 'Settings' option under your User Profile you can choose which language you want to use, and this controls the date format.