userdate() Function

Function

userdate( year, month, day )

Identifies the date represented by year, month, and day and then interprets it in the user preferred calendar, converting it into a serial number.

See also: datetext()

Keyword	Type	Description
`year`	Number	The year of the date you would like to convert into a serial number.
`month`	Number	The number of the month of the date.
`day`	Number	The day of the date.

Date

To display the date, always wrap the output with datetext().

For the month parameter, do not include leading zeroes for a month with one digit.

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

datetext(userdate(1427,8,18),mm/dd/yyyy) returns 8/18/1427

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

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form.
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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