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CurrentDateStr

Returns midnight UTC time on the server and midnight local time on the client, as a text value, of the current session.

This function returns midnight UTC time on the server and midnight local time on the client as a text value.

The CurrentDateTime function returns the local date and time for today as a DateTime value.

The CurrentDate function returns midnight UTC time on the server and midnight local time on the client as a DateTime value.

Syntax

CurrentDateStr()

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

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 Yes
Services Yes
LDAP Yes
Mobile Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) Yes
UI Quick Actions Yes
Reports Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references Yes
Search/Dashboard with field references Yes

Parameters

none  

Return Value

Text value. Returns the date in the date format that is based on your culture code. See Available Languages and Cultures for a list of the culture codes used by Service Manager.

Example

$(CurrentDateStr())

If the current date is January 15, 2014 at 5:30 PM and your time zone is Pacific time (which is UTC-7 during daylight savings time but UTC-8 during standard time), this function returns January 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM on the server and local time of January 15, 2014 at 12:00 AM on the client.


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