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Date Time Now Tool

Version:
2023.1
Last modified: May 17, 2023

One Tool Example

Date Time Now has a One Tool Example. Visit Sample Workflows to learn how to access this and many other examples directly in Alteryx Designer.

Use Date Time Now to return a single record: the Date and Time at the workflow runtime, and convert the value into the string format of your choosing. This is a useful tool to add a date-time header for a report, for example.

Configure the Tool

  1. Specify your DateTime Language: Select the dropdown to choose the language of the output. The language that you select determines the options available in the Output Format dropdown.
  2. Output Format: Select the dropdown to choose the string format for the date-time value returned. The available output format options depend on the selected language.
English
  • HH:mm:ss
  • day, dd Month, yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd-Mon.-yy
  • dd Month, yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • dy., Month dd, yyyy
  • MM-dd-yy
  • MM-dd-yyyy
  • MM/dd/yy
  • MM/dd/yyyy
  • Mon dd
  • Month dd, yyyy
  • Month, yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • yyyy'年'M'月'd'日'
  • yyyy'年'M'月'd'日'day
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • yyyy'年'M'月'd'日' ahh'时'mm'分'ss'秒'
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
Français (French)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • d Mon yy
  • d Month yyyy
  • day d Month yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • d Mon yy HH:mm:ss
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss
Deutsch (German)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • dd.MM.yy
  • dd.MM.yyyy
  • d. Month yyyy
  • day, dd. Month yyyy
  • day, d. Month yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • dd.MM.yy HH:mm
  • dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss
Italiano (Italian)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • dd/Mon/yy
  • dd Month yyyy
  • day d Month yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • dd/Mon/yy HH:mm:ss
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss
日本語 (Japanese)
  • 'hh'时'mm'分'ss'秒'
  • HH:mm:ss
  • yyyy'年'M'月'd'日'day
  • yyyy'年'M'月'd'日
  • M'月'd'日'
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
Português (Portuguese)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • d' de 'Month' de 'yyyy
  • Day, d' de 'Month' de 'yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • yyyyMMdd H.mm
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM.yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM.yy hh:mm:ss
Español (Spanish)
  • HH:mm:ss
  • d' de 'Month' de 'yyyy
  • day d' de 'Month' de 'yyyy
  • dd-MM-yy
  • dd-MM-yyyy
  • dd/MM/yy
  • dd/MM/yyyy
  • yyyy-MM-dd
  • yyyyMMdd
  • yyyyMMdd H.mm
  • yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss
  • dd/MM/yy hh:mm:ss
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