Parameters for DATETIME_FORMAT formula
DATETIME_FORMAT formula presents a datetime value in a specified manner. There are different parameters that can be used to present your DATETIME data field into a preferred format by modifying the highlighted part of the formula: datetime_format({arg},' specified output format'):
| Output format | Formula example | Output expected result | Output example | Transformations preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M |
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Month of the year, cardinal nos. 1-12 | 1 2 ... 11 12 |
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| MM |
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Month of the year, cardinal nos. 01-12 | 01 02 ... 11 12 |
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| MMM |
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Month name, three-letter abbreviation | Jan Feb ... Nov Dec |
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| MMMM |
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Month name | January ... December |
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| Q |
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Quarter of the year, cardinal nos. 1-4 | 1 2 3 |
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| D |
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Day of the month, cardinal nos. 1-31 | 1 2 ... 30 31 |
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| Do |
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Day of the month, ordinal nos. 1st-31st | 1st 2nd ... 30th 31st |
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| DD |
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Day of the month, cardinal nos. 01-31 | 01 02 ... 30 31 |
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| d |
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Day of the week, cardinal nos. 0-6 | 0 1 ... 5 6 |
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| dd |
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Day of the week, two-letter abbreviation | Su Mo ... Fr Sa |
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| ddd |
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Day of the week, three-letter abbreviation | Sun Mon ... Fri Sat |
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| dddd |
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Day of the week | Sunday ... Saturday |
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| w |
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Week of the year, cardinal nos. 1-53 | 1 2 ... 52 53 |
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| ww |
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Week of the year, cardinal nos. 01-53 | 01 02 ... 52 53 |
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| WW |
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Week of the year (ISO), cardinal nos. 01-53 | 01 02 ... 52 53 |
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| YY |
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Year, last two digits | 00 01 ... 98 99 |
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| YYYY |
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Year | 2000 2001 ... 2098 2099 |
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| GGGG |
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Week year (ISO) | 2000 2001 ... 2098 2099 |
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| A |
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Ante meridiem/post meridiem (majuscule) | AM PM |
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| a |
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Ante meridiem/post meridiem (miniscule) | am pm |
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| H |
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Hour, using a 24-hour clock from 0-23 | 0 1 ... 22 23 |
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| HH |
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Hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00-23 | 00 01 ... 22 23 |
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| h |
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Hour, using a 12-hour clock from 1-12 | 1 2 ... 11 12 |
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| hh |
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Hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01-12 | 01 02 ... 11 12 |
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| m |
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Minute | 0 1 ... 58 59 |
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| mm |
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Minute | 00 01 ... 58 59 |
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| s |
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Second | 0 1 ... 58 59 |
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| ss |
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Second | 00 01 ... 58 59 |
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| SSS |
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Fractional second | 000 001 ... 998 999 |
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| Z |
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Time zone relative to GMT, inc. colons | -07:00 -06:00 ... +06:00 +07:00 |
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| ZZ |
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Time zone relative to GMT, not inc. colons | -0700 -0600 ... +0600 +0700 |
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| X |
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Unix timestamp | 1360013296 |
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Notes:
- The formula supports various combinations of format specifiers:
- For example, 1991-08-24T15:12:52.567Z value of Datetime-formatted cell can be used in a following formula DATETIME_FORMAT({date},'Do of MMMM, YYYY') to generate a result of "24th of August, 1991".































