Get Current Date

This is a pre-built Action located under the @Generic Element. The functionality of this Action in Avo Assure is to fetch the current date from the system based on the specified format. The extracted date is stored in the given dynamic variable for further use during test execution.

Syntax

Input Value: <format of date>

Argument	Description
<format of date > (Required)	Provide the format in which the date is displayed or stored. Supported date formats are: dd/MMM/yyyy  MMM/dd/yyyy  dd/MM/yyyy  MM/dd/yyyy

Output Value: <Dynamic Variable>;<Dynamic Variable>(Optional)

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)	This dynamic variable stores the current date in provide format.
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This dynamic variable stores the status as True or False.

Example: Retrieving the Current System Date

In this example, we explain how to retrieve the current system date in this dd/MMM/yyyy format.

• Action: Get Current Date

• Input Value: dd/MMM/yyyy

  • The input value (dd/MMM/yyyy) specifies the desired date format.

• Output Value: {Current Date}

  • The current system date (08/Nov/2025) is retrieved in the specified format and stored in this {Current Date} dynamic variable.

  • If a second output variable is provided, then action returns the status as True or False:

    • True: If the date is successfully retrieved in the specified format.

    • False: If the retrieval fails due to a system or format error.

• Logical Explanation: The Get Current Date action takes the value from the Input Value column (dd/MMM/yyyy) and retrieves the current system date in the same format. The current date (08/Nov/2025) is stored in the {Current Date} variable.

Knowledge Bites:

Here are some examples of different dates formats:

Date formats	Input Value	Result
dd/MM/yyyy	dd/MM/yyyy	08/11/2025
MM/dd/yyyy	MM/dd/yyyy	11/08/2025
dd/MMM/yyyy	dd/MMM/yyyy	11/Nov/2025
MMM/dd/yyyy	MMM/dd/yyyy	Nov/11/2025