Date Format templates and actions extend the standard "...write
text pattern to
column" and "
...write text pattern to item name" by allowing you to specify a custom format for all dates.Action
...write text pattern to column with date format
...write text pattern to item name date format
Templates
- When status changes to something...
Usage
Use the message box to input your
text pattern into the automation template, or action in a
custom automation. The date format field accepts a string of text that defines how dates will be formatted in the text pattern.
Date patterns are a series of characters that act as placeholders for different date values. YYYY is a four-digit year, MM is the two digit month, mm is the two digit minute. All supported format elements are described in
List of all available date formats. You can built the format you need, you are not restricted to a set of predefined date formats.
YYYY-MM-DD would be 2024-01-29 (four-digit year, two-digit month, two-digit day)
MMMM Do, YYYY would be January 29th, 2024 (long month, day ordinal, four-digit year)

Currently the only language supported is US English.
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