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Time Display Component

Function
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a!timeDisplayField( label, instructions, value, labelPosition, helpTooltip, accessibilityText, showWhen )

Displays a single time (hour, minute, second) but cannot take input.

When working with a date (year, month, day), use a date component. When working with date and time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second), use a date & time component. To display a time using a custom format, use a text component.

Parameters
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Name Keyword Types Description

Label

label

Text

Text to display as the field label.

Instructions

instructions

Text

Supplemental text about this field.

Display Value

value

Time

The time to display.

Label Position

labelPosition

Text

Determines where the label appears. Valid values:

  • "ABOVE" (default) Displays the label above the component.
  • "ADJACENT" Displays the label to the left of the component.
  • "COLLAPSED" Hides the label. The label will still be read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information.
  • "JUSTIFIED" Aligns the label alongside the component starting at the edge of the page.

Help Tooltip

helpTooltip

Text

Displays a help icon with the specified text as a tooltip. The tooltip displays a maximum of 500 characters. The help icon does not show when the label position is "COLLAPSED".

Accessibility Text

accessibilityText

Text

Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change.

Visibility

showWhen

Boolean

Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Usage considerations
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Formatting
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  • The time is shown in the current user's time zone. For example, 1:20 PM.
  • If you want to display a time with formatting other than the default, use the Text component.

Examples
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To experiment with examples, copy and paste the expression into an interface object.

Time with only a label
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a!timeDisplayField(
  label: "Daily Meeting Time",
  value: time(13, 20)
)

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Displays the following:

screenshot of a time field with a label

Feature compatibility
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The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.
Feature Compatibility Note
Portals Compatible
Offline Mobile Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible

Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events Incompatible

Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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