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How to Format Date Strings Within a Workflow Process Without Having to Resort to Script (Doc ID 1352719.1)

Last updated on APRIL 04, 2025

Applies to:

Siebel Workflow - Version 7.8.2.14[19251] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
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Goal

It's possible to have a requirement to compare dates coming from different sources such as Field Values, Methods (Timestamp or Today), or Integrations. They may be in different formats making comparisons sometimes difficult.

Being able to format a date string to be similar to another format is useful and doing so without Script is very desirable. This paper shows a Workflow technique using the ToChar Method to format date strings without Script where both the input date and the format are dynamic process properties.

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