Get Current Date, Time

This is a pre-built action, located under the @Generic element category, instructs the Avo Assure to fetch the current date and time from the system and store the result in the dynamic variable.

Syntax

Input Value: <format of date and time>

Argument	Description
<format of data and time> (Required)	Accepted input formats of Date and Time: 1. dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss 2. MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss 3. dd/MMM/yyyy HH:mm:ss 4. MMM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss

Output Value:

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable>	This variable stores the current Date and Time in specify format
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This variable stores the status as true or false

Example:

Fetch the current system date and time in a specified format

The Get Current Date, Time action uses the value from the Input Value column (e.g.,dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss ) to return the current system date and time in the given format. The result is stored in the {Current Datetime} variable, and the action status is saved in the {Status} variable with the following possible values:

• True – if the date and time are retrieved successfully

• False – if the action fails

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

Date formats	Input Value (syntax)	Result
dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss	dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss	15/04/2025 02:02:28
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss	MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss	04/15/2025 02:03:41
dd/MMM/yyyy HH:mm:ss	dd/MMM/yyyy HH:mm:ss	15/Apr/2025 02:04:52
MMM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss	MMM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss	Apr/15/2025 02:06:16