today() Function

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Function

today()

Returns the current day in GMT.

No parameters.

Date with Timezone

This function returns the current day in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) so the result may differ from the current day in your local timezone.

today()

Returns 12/14/2022 on December 14, 2022.

today() - 5

Returns the date five days prior to the current day (12/9/2022 in this example).

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

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Interfaces	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	Can be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.
Process Autoscaling	Compatible	Can be used in autoscaled processes.
Event Consumer Filter Conditions	Compatible	Can be used in filter conditions.
Event Consumer Event Handlers	Compatible	Can be used in event handler expressions.

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