Operation possible on parts, assemblies or drawings.

This operation modifies the format of a date property.

Example :

Modify the format of the '' propertyDateVerification'' using the format ''dd/MM/yyyyy''. If the date is January 18, 2017 then the property ''.DateVerificationwill 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 significant 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 (e.g. Monday)

M

Displays the month as a number with no significant zero (e.g. January corresponds to 1). Use %M if this 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 month as full month name (e.g. January)

y

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

yy

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

yyy

Not available

yyyy

Displays the year in four-digit numeric format


Be case-sensitive (upper/lower case) and use 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

Jan. 18, 17

d MMMM yyyyy

January 18, 2017