How to add timestamp on my Timestamp column everytime I run the workflow?

[jayross0117]

I want to add the date and time of when the workflow finished running on my "Timestamp" column. Instead of using DateTimeToday() formula, what else can I use that includes also the time? Thanks

[neilgallen]

Datetimenow()

Should give you the current date and time, provided the field is the correct format.

[danilang · Accepted solution]

Hi @jayross0117 

@neilgallen has a great suggestion using DateTimeNow().  Your only issue in using it is that it returns the date time at the moment it's called.  If you have a workflow that takes a long time to run, DateTimeNow() can produce different results in your output.  To get a constant value, you can use DateTimeStart(), which returns the time the current workflow started running.

Dan 

[jayross0117]

Thank you @danilang . It's working now.