now() Function

Function

now()

Returns the current Date and Time as a serial number.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Date and Time with Timezone

Examples

Get the current date and time

Returns 2/2/2022 2:02 PM GMT+00:00.

Convert the current date and time to a local time zone

Returns 2/2/2022 7:32 PM GMT+00:00.

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	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	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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