Add a Date Field
First, create a text question. Click on the three grey dots next to the text field and then on DATE.
An exclamation mark appears next to the text field instead of the three grey dots.
Info
The exclamation mark indicates whether a deviation from the standard has already been set.
During document generation, the text field is now displayed as a date field. The user of the template can select the date from a calendar.
To convert the date field back to a normal text field, click on the exclamation mark and then on the orange field DATE.
Options
The format of the date is displayed in the language selected in the template. You can change the language in the options of the template.
To change the format of the date please move your cursor to the respective position on the right side of the app. Enter the command:
::ph[format(...)]
In the round brackets, you can select the formats listed here. Then click on Enter. A placeholder [...] is created, which you can link to the date text field from the interview.
::ph[format(...)]
In the round brackets, you can select the formats listed here. Then click on Enter. A placeholder [...] is created, which you can link to the date text field from the interview.
Here is a list of commands you can use to format your date:
Info
Keep in mind that the date format needs to use one of the formats for date, month and year from this table:
| Token | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mois | M | 1 2 ... 11 12 |
| Mo | 1st 2nd ... 11th 12th | |
| MM | 01 02 ... 11 12 | |
| MMM | Jan Feb ... Nov Dec | |
| MMMM | January February ... November December | |
| Quarter | Q | 1 2 3 4 |
| Qo | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th | |
|
Jour du Mois |
D | 1 2 ... 30 31 |
| Do | 1st 2nd ... 30th 31st | |
| DD | 01 02 ... 30 31 | |
| Jour de l'Année | DDD | 1 2 ... 364 365 |
| DDDo | 1st 2nd ... 364th 365th | |
| DDDD | 001 002 ... 364 365 | |
| Jour de la Semaine | d | 0 1 ... 5 6 |
| do | 0th 1st ... 5th 6th | |
| dd | Su Mo ... Fr Sa | |
| ddd | Sun Mon ... Fri Sat | |
| dddd | Sunday Monday ... Friday Saturday | |
| Jour de la Semaine (Locale) | e | 0 1 ... 5 6 |
| Jour de la Semaine (ISO) | E | 1 2 ... 6 7 |
| Semaine de l'Année | w | 1 2 ... 52 53 |
| wo | 1st 2nd ... 52nd 53rd | |
| ww | 01 02 ... 52 53 | |
| Semaine de l'Année (ISO) | W | 1 2 ... 52 53 |
| Wo | 1st 2nd ... 52nd 53rd | |
| WW | 01 02 ... 52 53 | |
|
Année |
YY | 70 71 ... 29 30 |
| YYYY | 1970 1971 ... 2029 2030 | |
| YYYYYY | -001970 -001971 ... +001907 +001971 Note: Expanded Years (Covering the full-time value range of approximately 273,790 years forward or backwards from 01 January 1970) |
|
| Y | 1970 1971 ... 9999 +10000 +10001 Note: This complies with the ISO 8601 standard for dates past the year 9999 |
|
| Era Year | y | 1 2 ... 2020 ... |
| Ere | N, NN, NNN | BC, AD Note: Abbreviated era name |
| NNNN | Before Christ, Anno Domini Note: Full era name |
|
| NNNNN | BC, AD Note: Narrow era name |
|
|
Week Year Semaine |
gg | 70 71 ... 29 30 |
| gggg | 1970 1971 ... 2029 2030 | |
| (ISO) | GG | 70 71 ... 29 30 |
| GGGG | 1970 1971 ... 2029 2030 |
The singular parts of the date can be separated by all usual symbols like . , ; - & / etc.. Just insert them at the respective location in the placeholder.
