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110 VOTE
Status No status
Categories Symbols
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 18, 2022

Format DateTime or Timestamp Data types

The current format for DateTime AF Attributes of Timestamp PI Tags is always MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss Support options to customize the date format to user defined formats.
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  • Holger Joist
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    Jul 19, 2024

    Please don't forget to add a culture parameter

  • Maria Kuz
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    Aug 9, 2023

    Hi, could you provide any guidance on how to change the date format to date format to DD/MM/YYYY?


  • Dave Greene
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    Jun 14, 2023

    YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss Please


  • Li Pan
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    Nov 2, 2022

    May also show or hide sub-seconds.

  • Ryan Allen
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    Sep 13, 2022

    date format should be DD/MM/YYYY

    Standard display format for the UK to prevent confusion

  • Mark Suchomel
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    Sep 12, 2022

    The user should have system-level preferences for region, language, date format, 12h/24h clock, etc. Could (should) also include all kinds of default formats for new displays, trends, gauges, time range, and default time zone, data refreshing, etc. For reference, ProcessBook has a Preferences window, including "Date and Time Format: Use local Windows format OR Use PI Time format". Thanks to the original poster highlighting this!

  • psantosmoreno
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    Aug 18, 2022
    I am working with a Pharma company that wanted the format DD-MMM-YYYY in the displays. OSIsoft provided us with a custom solution, modifying some PI Vision files, but then we had problems with custom symbols developed. So I support your idea.
  • psantosmoreno
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    Aug 18, 2022
    And I don't refer only to data types. I am referring to the date that appears in the bar time and also to the timestamp of the events.
  • Guest
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    Aug 18, 2022
    this should have been basic capability from day 1
  • Guest
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    Aug 18, 2022
    When I select DateTime as a Value Type, how can I get the result to only appear as DD-MM-YYYY? With daily data, having the HH-MM-SS appearing is very annoying, and I'm having to use coloured boxes to coverup the HH-MM-SS portion of the DateTime stamp in Pi Vision displays.
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