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Date tokens are all blank in forms 10.2

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Updated March 9, 2017

asked on March 2, 2017 • Show version history

The date fields just come out blank after upgrading to 10.2 when using tokens to populate.

One is populated by {/dataset/_initiated_date} default value and the other by {/dataset/Date} as a default value

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replied on March 2, 2017 • Show version history

Perhaps try using current_date instead of {/dataset/Date}. That's what the variable picker populates.

In the case of {/dataset/_initiated_date}, I see the same issue, even when using the variable picker to populate the value, with a field created in version 10.2. So I wonder if that's a bug...

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replied on March 6, 2017

current_date works if manually entered!! Thanks. I never manually entered this before, I just choose it from the process variables in the token selector. Now when I use the token selector everything is entered using the {/dataset/ syntax which none of them work in the way they used to. When you get it right the form says "date captured on form submission". Where did you get current_date from, is it just a little known secret entry? Is there a list of these non-syntax tokens somewhere?

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replied on March 6, 2017 • Show version history

When use select "Current Date" from the token selector, it didn't input "current_date" in the default value? What browser are you using?

When use select "Instance Start Date" from the token selector, does it input "{/dataset/_initiated_date}"? Can you clarify what do you mean by "Now when I use the token selector everything is entered using the {/dataset/ syntax which none of them work in the way they used to."?

For current_date, we can the current time from the browser and date is following the process time zone.

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replied on March 9, 2017

Figured it out. Before I was choosing the option today, which changed to current date. When I didn't find today I found Instance Start Date and choose that. I threw me off that the name of the token had changed. Current Date appears to be the same thing as Today.

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replied on March 2, 2017

Can you give more detail on how you set the process? I was not able to reproduce it? For the field that you use date tokens, they are not in the starting form right? Are they set to read-only? Can it always be reproduced with the specific process? If do, can you open a support case by providing the download process?

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replied on March 3, 2017

In my case, on the default value setting on a date field, I used the variable picker to select the option for {/dataset/_initiated_date}, and then I previewed the form and the date field was blank.

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replied on March 3, 2017 • Show version history

This is the expected behavior because when you preview the form, the instance has not start yet, so there is no value for {/dataset/_initiated_date}.

The {/dataset/_initiated_date} can only have value when you use it on a form that is used after the first step for the instance will only be started after perform the first step.

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replied on March 3, 2017

Oh. haha! Silly me.

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