Reset value in datetimefield

Question

Is there any way to reset the value to null when only the date or time is entered in a datetimefield? 
 
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 1. Enter only the date in 'Fecha entrega en mano'

2. Click on CANCELAR and confirm

3. Click on EDITAR again

4. As can be seen in the screenshot, the previously entered value is displayed by default. Appian does not reset the value to null for datetimefields. However, for fields other than datetimefields, it does reset them and previously entered values do not appear.

Stefan Helzle · Answer

How do you manage the overall interface state? Is this the only information you might need to reset somehow? 
 In a dynamic interface where I switch between larger interface sections, I use additional saveInto statements in buttons to control the state of the data.

Harsha Sharma · Answer

datetime field stores the data entered in one of the fields internally, which we cannot reset. To clear it properly configure a!save(local!dateTimeValue,null) in the button that submits the form. 
 Additionally if cancel/submit button have any process flow that writes the data into record/data store entity, you can add and set datetime field value to null before that node as well so that if value is not proper it doesnt get saved.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

Unknown said: The problem arises when I enter only one of the values. It seems that, at the interface level, Appian does not reset the value correctly 
 Your reading is correct, and we have zero control of this from the design side, unfortunately.

Shubham Aware · Answer

Use a!save(local!myDateTimeVar, null()) in the Cancel action to clear the value explicitly, because a!dateTimeField() itself may keep the partial value.

Reset value in datetimefield

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