R2271: Output of Date and Datetime Data via EL syntax

 

These are configuration formats for output of Date and Datetime data via EL syntax. They are available for updating data of Date-type Data Item and Datetim-type Item in Service Task (Data Assignment), for setting timer date and setting values for each Task. In addition to Fixed values, references to other Date-type/Datetime-type Data Items, references to Process Start Date/System Time can be also used for updating data of Date-type/Datetime-type Data Items. You can also specify values such as 30 minutes later, 7 days later, end of the month, etc., based on the referenced date/time.
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A Fixed Date/Time in the Specified Format

Format	Assigned Value in Date-type	Assigned Value in Datetime-type
2020-03-14 23:45	2020-03-14 (2020-03) (03-47) (2020) Follows the subtype setting of the assignment destination	2020-03-14 23:45

Process Start Datetime

Format	Assigned Value
processInstanceStartDatetime	2020-03-14 23:45
processInstanceStartDatetime.addMinutes(30)	2020-03-15 0:15
processInstanceStartDatetime.addHours(2)	2020-03-15 1:45:00
processInstanceStartDatetime.addDays(3)	2020-03-17 23:45
processInstanceStartDatetime.addMonths(-4)	2019-11-14 23:45
processInstanceStartDatetime.addMonths(1).getFirstTimeInMonth()	2020-04-01 0:00
processInstanceStartDatetime.addMonths(1).getLastTimeInMonth()	2020-04-30 23:59
processInstanceStartDatetime.addDays(1).getFirstTimeInDate().addHours(9)	2020-03-15 9:00

System clock

The day

Format	Assigned Value in Date-type	Assigned Value in Datetime-type
#today	2020-03-14	2020-03-14 00:00
#today.addMonths(1)	2020-04-14	2020-04-14 00:00

The time

Format	Assigned Value
#now	2020-03-14 23:45
#now.addDays(-7)	2020-03-07 23:45
#now.addDays(1).getFirstTimeInDate().addHours(9)	2020-03-15 9:00

Date/Datetime Data Item

Format	Assigned Value
#q_datetime	2020-04-01 9:00
#q_datetime.addHours(9)	2020-04-01 18:00

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Notes

• Date-type(Y/M/D) and Datetime-type can be assigned interchangeably
  • E.g. "Date-type (Y/M/D): 2020-03-14" => "Datetime-type：2020-03-14 00:00"
• (Different from Datetime type) Date type does not hold time/minute information
  
  • Works at '23:59' of the day when assigned to Deadline, and at 00:00 when assigned to Timer Intermediate Event
• No configuration formats in "Service Task (Data Assignment)" clears data
• Also works with an old format using the data definition number (data ['9']) instead of the field name (q_datetime)