Change the format of a date by using the Format component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

You can configure the properties for the Format component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the DateTime components.

Procedure

  1. In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > DateTime.
  2. Drag the Format component to the Design surface.
  3. Click the component settings icon (Component settings icon).
  4. Do the following:
    1. In the From field, specify the date format you want to change.
    2. In the To field, specify the destination date format.
    3. Click OK.
  5. To configure the input field, see Configure port properties.
  6. Connect the data and control ports of the Format component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.
    Port typePurpose of connectionMandatory?
    Data In (DateObject) Passes the date object through the Data Out port of another component. For example, 03-25-2009. Yes
    Data Out Returns the date object in the destination date format. Yes.

    To preview the data, right-click the Return field and click Preview Data.
    Control In Connects to the Control Out port of one or more components. Yes
    Control Out Connects to the Control In port of any other component. No. Connecting the port is optional.
  7. (Optional) To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.