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 system date based on the format specified in the Input Value and store it in a dynamic variable for further use during test execution.

Syntax

Input Value: <format of date>

Argument	Description
<format of date > (Required)	Provide the desired date format Supported date formats: 1. dd/MMM/yyyy  2t. MMM/dd/yyyy  3. dd/MM/yyyy  4. MM/dd/yyyy

Output Value:

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)	This variable stores the formatted dates
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This variable stores the status as true or false

Example: Retrieve the current date dd/MMM/yyyy  format.

The Get Current Date action takes the format (dd/MMM/yyyy) as input in the Input Value column and retrieves the current system date in the same format (dd/MMM/yyyy). The formatted result is stored in the {Current Date} variable, while the status of the action is saved in the {Status} variable, with the following possible values:

• True – if the date is retrieved and formatted successfully

• False – if the action fails or the format is invalid

Knowledge Bites: Below are some examples of different dates formatted scenarios

Date formats	Input Value (syntax)	Result
dd/MM/yyyy	dd/MM/yyyy	15/04/2025
MM/dd/yyyy	MM/dd/yyyy	04/15/2025
dd/MMM/yyyy	dd/MMM/yyyy	15/Apr/2025
MMM/dd/yyyy	MMM/dd/yyyy	Apr/15/2025