DateFormat business rule

The DateFormat business rule is used to extend the options to configure the date format to a customized value.

Prerequisites

▪ A date attribute that triggers the business rule

▪ A business rule container to enter the business rule

Format

In the business rule container attribute, enter the business rule in the following format:

=DateFormat("Date Attribute","SimpleDateFormat")

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Date Attribute	This is a date attribute, the last changed date or the created date.
SimpleDateFormat	This parameter allows you to choose any user-defined pattern for display format of date.

SimpleDateFormat pattern	Result
"yyyy.MMMMM.dd GGG hh:mm aaa"	2013.April.26 AD 03:41 PM
"yyyy.MM.dd G 'at' HH:mm:ss z"	2013.02.26 AD at 03:41:36 PDT
"EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z"	Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:41:36 -0700
"EEE, MMM d, ''yy"	Fri, Apr 26, '13
"h:mm a"	03:41 PM
"w"	Week of the year: 17 ("w" indicates the week of the year.)