Operation possible on parts, assemblies or drawings.

This operation allows you to modify the format of a date property.

Example :

Change the format of the '' propertyDateVerification'' using the format ''dd/MM/yyyy''. If the date is January 18, 2017 then the property ''.DateVerification'' will have the value ''18/01/2017''.

 


You can choose a format from the drop-down list:


 


Or enter the custom format directly. The following table shows the characters you can use:


 


Characters

Description

d

Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (example 1). Use %d if this is the only character in the user-defined numeric format

dd

Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (example 01)

ddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (e.g. Mon.)

dddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (example Monday)

M

Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (e.g. January is 1). Use %M if it is the only character in the user-defined numeric format

MM

Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (e.g. January corresponds to 01)

MMM

Displays the month as an abbreviation (e.g. January corresponds to Jan.)

MMMM

Displays the month as a full month name (example January)

y

Displays the year in numeric format without leading zeros (e.g. 0-9). Use %Y if it is the only character in the user-defined numeric format

yy

Displays the year in a two-digit numeric format with a leading zero if applicable (e.g. January corresponds to 01)

yyy

Not available

yyyyy

Displays the year in a four-digit numeric format


Be case sensitive (upper/lower case) and indicate the separators of your choice.

Here are some examples of user-defined date formats for the Friday, January 18, 2017.


Format

Poster

dd-MM-yy

18-01-17

dd/MM/yy

18/01/17

M/d/yy

01/18/17

d MMM yy

18 Jan. 17

d MMMM yyyyy

January 18, 2017