Capturing the time also enables more granular reporting capabilities, such as tracking how long it takes for a Support Case to be processed to completion down to hours, minutes, and seconds, rather than just the number of days.Ī selection that is unique to the Date/Time data type is whether to allow users to enter a date without a time.

An example of a Date/Time field is Date Created, where the exact time a record is created must be captured in order to provide a complete audit trail. See the Time Zone Support section below for more information.ĭate/Time fields display both a date and time, such as 13:30. Time zones have a large impact on how Date fields operate because of this hidden time value. For example, if you want to tie Contract Start Date to a billing date field with an Update Fields Action, it is best if both fields are Date fields or both fields are Date/Time fields, so that the times match precisely. For this reason, avoid mixing Date fields with Date/Time fields when you use Update Fields Actions.

Date fields have a hidden default time of 00:00:00 ⁠-midnight, the very beginning of the chosen date.

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