How do I use the DateFormatGen Generator?

Updated May 14th, 2026

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Description

The DateFormatGen Generator re-formats a date from referenced calendar Attribute. If the referenced Attribute does not return a date value, then the DateFormatGen Generator will output the referenced Attribute result as it is.

Generator Parameters

The following parameters may be configured for the DateFormatGen Generator. Items with an asterisk* are required.

referenceDate* - Defines the Attribute to reference. This Attribute must return a formatted date value. A constant value can also be entered for this parameter.
referenceFormat* - Defines the date format of the Attribute being referenced. It must match the date format of what has been defined for the referenced Attribute, or the generated values will not be accurate.
manualFormat - Defines a format that you, the user, may enter. This value will override a selected format.
selectedFormat* - If a manualFormat is not defined, then the value of the selectedFormat will be used to format the referenced date.
upperCase* - When true, the formatted date will be converted to all uppercase.

selectedFormat Parameter

These values are possible for this parameter:

Option	Description	Output Values	Example
DAY_NAME_SHORT	Short name of the week based on the referenced date.	Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun	Date = 01-01-2022 Output = Sat
DAY_NAME_LONG	Long name of the week based on the referenced date.	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday	Date = 01-01-2022 Output = Saturday
DAY_IN_WEEK	Number value for the day of the week based on the referenced date.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	Date = 01-01-2022 Output = 6
DAY_IN_MONTH	Number value of the day in the month based on referenced date.	1 - 31	Date = 05-26-2022 Output = 26
DAY_IN_YEAR	Number value of the day in a year based on the referenced date.	1 - 365	Date = 02-01-2022 Output = 32
WEEK_IN_MONTH	Number value for the week in that month based on the referenced date.	1 - 5	Date = 02-24-2022 Output = 4
WEEK_IN_YEAR	Number value for the week in the year based on the referenced date.	1 - 56	Date = 02-24-2022 Output = 9
MONTH_NAME_SHORT	Short name of the month in the referenced date.	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec	Date = 06-09-2022 Output = Jun
MONTH_NAME_LONG	Long name of the month in the referenced date.	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December	Date = 06-09-2022 Output = June
MONTH_IN_YEAR	Number value for the month in the referenced date.	01 - 12	Date = 06-09-2022 Output = 06
YEAR_SHORT	The 2-digit number value of the year in the referenced date.	70, 80, 90, 00, 10, 20, 25	Date = 01-01-1970 Output = 70
YEAR_LONG	The 4-digit number value of the year in the referenced date.	1970, 1980, 1990, 2000	Date = 01-01-1970 Output = 1970
QUARTER	Number value for the quarter of the year the referenced date falls in.	1 - 4	Date = 07-01-2022 Output = 3

Use Case 1 - Reference a Generated Date and Output the Day's Long Name

For this example, an Attribute has been set up with two linked Generators. This makes it easy to show the original date and how it will be formatted.

gen1 (startDate) - The FlexibleDateJumpGen Generator generates a date formatted like this: MM-dd-yyyy.

gen 2 (formattedDate) - The DateFormatGen Generator format the generated date based on what has been selected within the Generator parameters.