Date and time functions in Jitterbit Integration Studio

Introduction

If you are using these functions in conjunction with either the Now or Now_ functions, be aware that the time zone returned is the one configured on the machine running the agent. All cloud agents are in UTC. Private agents will vary based on the specific machine each agent is running on. If you are using a conversion function take this into account if your project is designed to run both in the cloud and on a private agent.

Time zone codes

The time zone parameters are one of the standard time zone codes, either a full name (TZ code) such as "America/Los_Angeles", a UTC offset such as "UTC-8:00", or an abbreviation such as "PST" (three-letter code). Time zone codes are case-sensitive. Full name TZ codes are recommended, if a time zone is being used, as "AST" can refer to either "Atlantic" or "Arabic" standard time.

• TZ codes (an unofficial list) can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones.
• Three-letter codes are listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zone_abbreviations. These are deprecated by the IANA, though currently supported.
• Additional information can be found at https://www.iana.org/time-zones.

Convert Unix times to dates

If a Unix time is a number that includes millisecond precision, you can use code similar to this to convert a Unix time to a date:

// If you have a Unix timestamp with milliseconds such as
createdate = "1478119530707";
// You can convert it to a date by
// truncating the last three digits and using FormatDate:
date = double(Left(createdate, 10));
FormatDate(date, "yyyy-mm-dd");

ConvertTimeZone

Declaration

string ConvertTimeZone(date d, string fromTZ, string toTZ[, bool is_european_format, bool ignoreDST])

string ConvertTimeZone(string d, string fromTZ, string toTZ[, bool is_european_format, bool ignoreDST])

Syntax

ConvertTimeZone(<d>, <fromTZ>, <toTZ>[, <is_european_format>, <ignoreDST>])

Required parameters

• date: A date, either as a date object or as a date string
• fromTZ: The time zone to be converted from, expressed as a time zone code
• toTZ: The time zone to be converted to, expressed as a time zone code

Optional parameters

• is_european_format: This optional flag determines if the European date format is to be used. When true, the format is day and then month; when false, the format is month and then day.

• ignoreDST: By default, daylight savings is accounted for when converting between the four major US time zones. Set this optional flag to true to override this action.

Description

Take a date and returns it converted from one time zone to another time zone.

Examples

ConvertTimeZone(Now(), "UTC", "America/Los_Angeles", false, false);
// If Now() is 2017-03-10 18:34:37
// returns "2017-03-10 10:34:37"

ConvertTimeZone("02/06/2017 5:25:00", "America/Los_Angeles", "America/New_York");
// returns "2017-02-06 08:25:00" (shifts the time by 3 hours)

CVTDate

Declaration

string CVTDate(date d, string inputFormat, string outputFormat)

string CVTDate(string d, string inputFormat, string outputFormat)

Syntax

CVTDate(<d>, <inputFormat>, <outputFormat>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

• inputFormat: A format string, specifying the format of the input date

• outputFormat: A format string, specifying the format of the output date

Description

Converts a date object or date string in the input format to a date string in the output format.

Examples

In these examples, it is assumed that all agents are running in the cloud, and times returned would be UTC. "myDate" is the date June 19, 1994.

Format strings

The format of both the input date string and the output date string are specified in the same way by using either characters for placeholders or one of the four predefined date formats (GeneralDate, LongDate, MediumDate, or ShortDate).

For inputs, the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and AM/PM are read from the date string at the position where y, m, d, H, M, S, SSS, and AP appear in the input format string.

For outputs, the format string is copied to the data string with the year, month, day, hour, minute, and second replacing the characters of y, m, d, H, M, S, SSS, and AP.

Alternatively, the substitutions used in the ANSI C method strftime can be used. For example, the string "%Y-%m-%d" would result in the ISO 8601 date format (yyyy-mm-dd). See the external documentation on strftime for a detailed description.

These codes can appear as required in the format string to specify how to read the input or to write the output:

DateAdd

Declaration

string DateAdd(string datePart, int number, date d)

string DateAdd(string datePart, int number, string d)

Syntax

DateAdd(<datePart>, <number>, <d>)

Required parameters

• datePart: A part code describing the part of the date to apply the addition to
• number: An integer number to be added to the date part
• d: The date object or a date string to be operated on

Description

Returns a date string after adding a number to a specified part of a date object.

These codes are used to describe the date parts:

Examples

DateAdd("yyyy", 1, Now());
// Adding one year to a date
// If Now() is 2017-03-10 18:46:41
// returns "2018-03-10 18:46:41"

DateAdd("dd", 1, "2017-03-10");
// Adding one day to a date
// returns "2017-03-11"

DayOfMonth

Declaration

int DayOfMonth(date d)

int DayOfMonth(string d)

Syntax

DayOfMonth(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns the day of the month (1-31) of a date object or date string.

Examples

DayOfMonth(Now());
// Returns 25 if today is December 25

DayOfWeek

Declaration

int DayOfWeek(date d)

int DayOfWeek(string d)

Syntax

DayOfWeek(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns the day of the week for a date object or date string, with 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, on through 6 for Saturday.

This definition is independent of locale. For the weekday name, call FormatDate instead.

Examples

DayOfWeek(Now());
// Returns 0, if today is Sunday

Now() + (6 - DayOfWeek(Now()))*24*60*60;
// Returns the date object of the last day of the current week,
// assuming Saturday (day 6) is the last day of the week

FormatDate

Declaration

string FormatDate(date d, string format)

string FormatDate(string d, string format)

Syntax

FormatDate(<d>, <format>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string
• format: A format string, specifying the format of the output date

Description

Converts a date object to a string according to a format string. This is similar to the CVTDate function and uses the same format strings.

Examples

FormatDate(Now(),"%w");
// Similar to DayOfWeek(Now()), except the return value
// is a string value of today's weekday name, such as "Wed"

FormatDate("2017-12-07","%A");
// Returns the weekday name of the date string, such as "Thursday"

LPadChar(String(Long(FormatDate(d, "yyyy")) - 1900), "0", 3) + FormatDate(d, "ddd");
// Returns, for a date d, a string formatted as a JD Edwards Date ("CYYDDD")
// If d = "2000-12-31" (a leap year), returns "100366"
// See https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26228_01/doc.93/e21961/julian_date_conv.htm#WEAWX259

GeneralDate

Declaration

string GeneralDate(date d)

string GeneralDate(string d)

Syntax

GeneralDate(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the general date format for a date object or date string.

Examples

GeneralDate(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "09/16/2017 11:59:23 AM"

GeneralDate("2017-12-07");
// returns "12/07/2017 12:00:00 AM"

GetUTCFormattedDate

Declaration

string GetUTCFormattedDate(date d, string time_zone_id[, bool is_european_format])

string GetUTCFormattedDate(string d, string time_zone_id[, bool is_european_format])

Syntax

GetUTCFormattedDate(<d>, <time_zone_id>[, <is_european_format>])

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

• time_zone_id: The time zone to be converted from, expressed as a time zone code

Optional parameters

• is_european_format: This optional flag determines if the European date format is to be used. When true, the format is day and then month; when false, the format is month and then day.

Description

Returns a date string without time information. Converts a date object or date string to a string according to a time zone code.

Examples

// If Now() is 2017-12-09 18:46:41, then:

GetUTCFormattedDate(Now(), "UTC", false);
// Returns "2017-12-09"

GetUTCFormattedDate(Now(), "America/Los_Angeles", false);
// Returns "2017-12-09"

GetUTCFormattedDateTime

Declaration

string GetUTCFormattedDateTime(date d, string time_zone_id[, bool is_european_format])

string GetUTCFormattedDateTime(string d, string time_zone_id[, bool is_european_format])

Syntax

GetUTCFormattedDateTime(<d>, <time_zone_id>[, <is_european_format>])

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

• time_zone_id: The time zone to be converted from, expressed as a time zone code

Optional parameters

• is_european_format: This optional flag determines if the European date format is to be used. When true, the format is day and then month; when false, the format is month and then day.

Description

Returns a date string with time information. Converts a date object or date string to a string according to a time zone code.

Examples

// If Now() is 2017-12-09 18:46:21, then:

GetUTCFormattedDateTime(Now(), "UTC", false);
// returns "2017-12-09T18:46:21Z"

GetUTCFormattedDateTime(Now(), "America/Los_Angeles", false);
// returns "2017-12-10T02:46:21Z"

LastDayOfMonth

Declaration

date LastDayOfMonth(date d)

date LastDayOfMonth(string d)

Syntax

LastDayOfMonth(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a date object representing the last day of the month for a date object or date string.

Examples

LastDayOfMonth(Now());
// If Now() is a day in February of 2000 (a leap year),
// returns "2000-02-29"

LongDate

Declaration

string LongDate(date d)

string LongDate(string d)

Syntax

LongDate(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the long date format for a date object or date string.

Examples

LongDate(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "Saturday, September 16, 2017"

LongTime

Declaration

string LongTime(date d)

string LongTime(string d)

Syntax

LongTime(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the long time format for a date object or date string.

Examples

LongTime(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "11:59:23 AM"

MediumDate

Declaration

string MediumDate(date d)

string MediumDate(string d)

Syntax

MediumDate(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the medium date format for a date object or date string.

Examples

MediumDate(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "16-Sep-17"

MediumTime

Declaration

string MediumTime(date d)

string MediumTime(string d)

Syntax

MediumTime(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the medium time format for a date object or date string.

Examples

MediumTime(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "11:59 AM"

MonthOfYear

Declaration

int MonthOfYear(date d)

int MonthOfYear(string d)

Syntax

MonthOfYear(<d>)

Required parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns the month (1-12) for a date object or date string.

Examples

MonthOfYear(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "9"

Now

Declaration

date Now()

Syntax

Now()

Description

Returns a date object representing the date and time values at the moment the function was run. The fraction of the second is truncated.

Examples

Now();
// If the current date and time is 11:59:23 AM on September 16, 2017
// returns "2017-09-16 11:59:23"

Now_

Declaration

date Now_()

Syntax

Now_()

Description

Returns a date object representing the date and time values at the moment the function was run. The time value includes the fraction of second (milliseconds).

Examples

Now_();
// If the current date and time is 11:59:23.123 AM on September 16, 2017
// returns "2017-09-16 11:59:23.123"

ShortDate

Declaration

string ShortDate(date d)

string ShortDate(string d)

Syntax

ShortDate(<d>)

Required Parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the short date format for a date object or date string.

Examples

ShortDate(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "9/16/17"

ShortTime

Declaration

string ShortTime(date d)

string ShortTime(string d)

Syntax

ShortTime(<d>)

Required Parameters

• d: A date object or date string

Description

Returns a string in the short time format for a date object or date string.

Examples

ShortTime(Now());
// If Now() is 2017-09-16 11:59:23
// returns "11:59"