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Formatting Date Values in PDF

The following date formatting codes are used in conjunction with the “Date” parameter.

Parameter

Description

Month (M)

 Displays the month.

Formatting Codes:

  • M
    • Displays the month as a number without a leading zero for single-digit months.
    • February is shown as 2
  • MM
    • Displays the month as a number with a leading zero for single-digit months.
    • February is shown as 02.
  • MMM
    • Displays the month as a three-letter abbreviation.
    • February is shown as Feb.
  • MMMM
    • Displays the full name of the month.
    • February is shown as February
Note: The letter M must be uppercase to distinguish months from minutes.

Day (d)

 Displays the day of the month or the day of the week.

Formatting Codes:

  • d
    • Displays the day of the week or month as a number without a leading zero for single-digit days.
    • The sixth day of the month is shown as 6.
  • dd
    • Displays the day of the week or month as a number with a leading zero for single-digit days.
    • The sixth day of the month is shown as 06.
  • ddd
    • Displays the day of the week or month as a three-letter abbreviation.
    • Tuesday is shown as Tue.
  • dddd
    • Displays the full name of the day of the week.
    • Tuesday is shown as Tuesday.
Note: The letter d can be either uppercase or lowercase.

Year (y)

 Displays the year as two or four digits.

Formatting Codes:

  • yy
    • Displays the year as two digits with a leading zero for years 01 through 09.
    • 1999 is shown as 99; 2006 is displayed as 06.
  • yyyy
    • Displays the year as four digits.
    • Years are shown in full, such as 1999 or 2006
Note: The letter y can be either uppercase or lowercase.

Hours (h)

 A lowercase h bases time on the 12-hour clock.

An uppercase H bases time on the 24-hour clock.

Formatting Codes:

  • h
    • Displays the hour without a leading zero for single-digit hours.
    • 9 A.M. is shown as 9.
  • H
    • Displays hours without a leading zero for single-digit hours on the 24-hour clock.
    • 9 AM is shown as 9. 9 PM is shown as 21.
  • hh
    • Displays the hour with a leading zero for single-digit hours.
    • 9 PM. is shown as 09.
  • HH
    • Displays the hour with a leading zero for single-digit hours on the 24-hour clock.
    • 9 AM. is shown as 09. 9 PM is shown as 21.

Minutes (m)

 Displays minutes.

Formatting Code

  • m
    • Displays minutes without a leading zero for single-digit minutes.
    • {{TIME \@ "m"}} is shown as 2.
  • mm
    • Displays minutes with a leading zero for single-digit minutes.
    • {{TIME \@ "mm"}} is shown as 02.
Note: The letter m must be lowercase to distinguish minutes from months.

A.M. and P.M. (AM/PM)

Formatting Codes:

  • am/pm
    • Displays A.M. and P.M.
  • AM/PM
    • Displays A.M. and P.M. as uppercase.
    • {{NOW \@ "h AM/PM"}} and {{NOW \@ "h am/pm"}} are both shown as 9 AM

Here are several common examples of the date appearance parameter. Let’s say the field we’re formatting is OPPORTUNITY_CLOSEDATE and that it contains the date 03/03/2008.

Example

Output

Master.OPPORTUNITY_CLOSEDATE(Date MM-dd-yyyy)

03-03-2008

Master.OPPORTUNITY_CLOSEDATE(Date dd/MM/yyyy)

03/03/2008
Master.OPPORTUNITY_CLOSEDATE(Date "MMM dd, yyyy")

The format code is enclosed in quotes because it contains spaces

Mar 03, 2008
Master.OPPORTUNITY_CLOSEDATE(Date "MMMM d, yyyy")

The format code is enclosed in quotes because it contains spaces

March 3, 2008

Todays' Date:

By creating a merge field with the name Date. Today, Conga Composer will insert the current date. You may format the date using a date-formatting parameter.

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