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This function converts a date value in a certain time zone and a certain language to a text.


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titleSyntax
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dateToString(timestamp, timeZone, language) #Output: Text


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Parser ExpressionDescription


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languagebash
linenumberstrue
%{dateToString({issue.created}, RUN_AS_LOCAL, RUN_AS_LANG)}


This example will take the timestamp (date-time in milliseconds) and translates it to a user friendly text, displayed in the entered language's format.

This example might return:

18/May/20


Code Block
languagebash
linenumberstrue
%{dateToString({issue.created}, "Europe/Berlin", "de")}


With a different server language (e.g. German) the output differs.

This example might return:

18/Mai/20



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Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
timestamp

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The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date).
timeZone

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The time zone used for the calculation. 

language

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subtletrue
titleTEXT

The language used for the conversion. 


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Days might depend on the time zone - it might be Sunday on the west coast of the US while at the same time it's already Monday in Australia. 

If you want to convert a text into a date you might want to have a look at the function stringToDate().



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This function returns a

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Use cases and examples

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cqllabel = "parser_func_datetostring" and space = currentSpace()


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Short description
Converts any given date to a text.
Output

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titletext

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