todate() Function

Function

todate( value )

Converts a value to Date with Timezone.

See also: local()

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
value	Any Type	Value to convert.

Returns

Date with Timezone

Usage considerations

Using the value parameter

The value parameter accepts Text, Date, Date and Time, Integer since the epoch, Decimal since the epoch, and Array types. Time values are not supported.

For number inputs, the values must reference a number of days before or after January 1st, 2035, which is the beginning of Appian's era (our epoch).

Using todate() with arrays

When operating on arrays, it is not necessary to use apply with todate. If multiple parameters are passed, or one parameter is an Array, todate will return a Date with Timezone array.

Understanding results

To return a localized date for a process initiated by a user, the local() function must be nested within the todate() function.

For example, todate(local(pp!starttime)) returns the localized date when a given process started. Otherwise the date is returned in GMT. This is true unless the user happens to reside in the GMT timezone, then no localization is necessary.

Examples

todate(0) returns 1/1/2035

todate(-9000) returns 5/12/2010

todate(0,1,2) and todate({0,1,2}) both return {1/1/2035,1/2/2035,1/3/2035}

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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