Modify Date

UiPath.Core.Activities.ModifyDate

Description

Updates a date value using modifications including adding or subtracting days and finding the first or last day of the week, month, or year.

Project compatibility

Windows - Legacy | Windows | Cross-platform

Cross-platform configuration

• Date to modify - The date value to be modified.

• Add a sub-activity to select how the date should be modified:

  • Find Next/Previous Day of Week - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Find - Determines if the next or previous date of the indicated day of the week should be found.
    • Day - Select the day of the week whose date will be found.

  • Add/Substract Time Period - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Operation - Select an operation between Add and Subtract.
    • Value - Select the value to be added or subtracted.
    • Time Unit - Select the time unit to be added or subtracted.

  • Find Start/End of Week/Month/Year - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Find - Select whether to find the first or last day of the indicated time unit.
    • Of - Select the time unit of which to find the first or last day.

Advanced options

Options

• Format output as Text - If selected, outputs the resulting date as a string with a specific format.
• Date format - Select a predefined format for the text result.
• Custom date format - Set a date format that will be used to output the result as text.
• Use custom date format - If selected, the activity uses the format selected in the Custom date format property.

Output

• Save result as DateTime - Saves the resulting value as a date.

Body

Sub-activities that modify the date are added in this section.

Windows - Legacy, Windows configuration

Designer panel

• Click the Add modification button to select how the date should be modified:

  • Find Next/Previous Day of Week - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Find - Determines if the next or previous date of the indicated day of the week should be found.
    • Day - Select the day of the week whose date will be found.

  • Add/Substract Time Period - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Operation - Select an operation between Add and Subtract.
    • Value - Select the value to be added or subtracted.
    • Time Unit - Select the time unit to be added or subtracted.

  • Find Start/End of Week/Month/Year - Adds this activity inside Modify Date.

    • Find - Select whether to find the first or last day of the indicated time unit.
    • Of - Select the time unit of which to find the first or last day.

To test the modifications added so far, click Test, then enter a date and click Test to test the current modifications.

Properties panel

Common

• Display Name - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.

Input

• Date to modify - The date value to be modified.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Options

• Custom date format - Set a date format that will be used to output the result as text.
• Date format - Select a predefined format for the text result.
• Format output as Text - If selected, outputs the resulting date as a string with a specific format.
• Use custom date format - If selected, the activity uses the format selected in the Custom date format property.

Output

• Save result as DateTime - Saves the resulting value as a date.
• Save result as Text - Saves the resulting value as text.