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Outputting date format in unique template

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

Hello community,

 

I am working on a workflow which I have to fill in a single template as an asset with data, so that I can preserve the format and excel formulas within. One of the data that WF must output is the date.

 

The original format of the date comes like this: dd/mm/yyyy. Then I transform it into Date format, so it comes like this: YYYY-MM-dd. However, when running the WF on the server, the date data comes out in Blank values

 

Example:
Original Date: 30/12/2022
Date (Output): (Blank)

 

After that, I set the V_WString Datatype for that date field so the original format may be preserved. It works well but the positions of the values changed.

 

Example:
Original Date: 30/12/2022
Date (Output): 12/30/2022

 

I don't know what happens inside the server when I run the workflow. In designer the dates are correct.

 

I'd appreciate any support.

 

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cjaneczko
13 - Pulsar

How do you want the output to look? Is it suppose to resemble Original Date? Does the below formula work?

 

DateTimeFormat([DateTime_Out],'%d/%m/%Y')
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