Set date
This is a pre-built action available under the Captured Date Element from the Desktop Application. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is to set the date in the desktop application’s date field based on the value and format specified in the Input Value column.
Syntax
Input Value: <Input Date>;<Date Format>
<Input Date>
(Required)
Specify the date value to be entered.
Example: 1/12/2025
<Date Format>
(Required)
Specify the format of the date as required by the application. Example: MM/dd/yyyy
Supported date format
1. dd/MM/yyyy
2. MM/dd/yyyy
3. dd/MMM/yyyy
4. MMM/dd/yyyy
Output Value:
<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);<Dynamic Variable>(Optional)
This dynamic variable holds the status of the action as True or False.
Example
Sets the date value in a captured desktop date field
The Set Date action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., 1/12/2025;MM/dd/yyyy) and sets the specified date in the captured date field of the desktop application based on the defined format.
Knowledge Bites: Below are some examples of different dates formatted scenarios
dd/MM/yyyy
15/13/2025;dd/MM/yyyy
MM/dd/yyyy
13/08/2025;MM/dd/yyyy
dd/MMM/yyyy
15/Apr/2025;dd/MMM/yyyy
MMM/dd/yyyy
Apr/15/2025;MMM/dd/yyyy
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