DateTime

converts the input parameter into a local datetime value syntax datetime(value) enabled for for a description of the business object categories, see notes on "enabled for" docid\ u26v9fecfs6ilwa0 pvjd business object category yes/no business rules before save rules yes business rules calculation rules (after save, with or without also recalculate on load) yes business rules calculation rules (before save or always, without also recalculate on load) yes business rules calculation rules (before save or always, with recalculate on load) yes business rules editing rules yes business rules initialization rules yes business rules read only rules yes business rules required rules yes business rules validation rules yes client expressions yes object permissions no services yes ldap yes mobile yes quick actions (except export to microsoft excel quick action and ui quick actions) yes ui quick actions yes reports yes search/dashboard without field references yes search/dashboard with field references no parameter parameter description value the input to evaluate can be a text value or a datetime value return value datetime value see datetime embedded literals docid\ p2ubsnmhfja5hsftdwddu and conversion to datetime values docid\ fseykslxq6rp 9mcj2ym3 returns the date and time in the date and time format that is based on your culture code see available languages and cultures docid\ lvpbgqv5z08mcuzy43ky3 for a list of the culture codes used by returns a date and time if the value parameter is a text value that contains a valid date and time literal returns the same value parameter if the input is a datetime value returns null if the value parameter is null example for english (united kingdom) locale, accepted date format is dd/mm/yy $(datetime("31/01/24")) for the example above, returns 31/01/24 as date for english (united states) locale, accepted date format is mm/dd/yy $(datetime("01/31/24")) for the example above, returns 01/31/24 as date the return date value depends on the locale you're using check the date format based on your locale