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The ability handle unambiguous date input has been improved with the addition of numerous “fall through” formats. For date parsing to function, the GlobalCapture fields in question must be of type Date. |
This functionality is new in GlobalCapture 3.0. Variants of this behavior were implemented in hotfix form in some prior versions.
Date Parsing
When a date string is set to a property field in GlobalCapture/GlobalAction the engine will attempt to parse the value into a valid UTC formatted date. There are several fall throughs for attempting to output a proper date. If any of the parsing operations are successful, the attempted conversion attempts end. If none are successful, the process will error or the API will prevent process changes from being made. This assumes Data Validation is enabled. The steps to cast to a valid date are:
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