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The DateTime Parse Tester tool

Use the Date/Time Parse Tester tool to test whether a text input matches the DateTime patterns used by Pega 7 Platform, which are based directly on Java standards.

Starting the tester

  1. Use the Application Explorer to open the standard activity Code-Pega-Parse.DTParseTester.
  2. Click Run.
  3. On the form that displays, select No test page, and then click Reset.
  4. Leave the parameter values blank. Click Execute.
  5. Complete the input fields on the form:

Field

Description
Date/Time Pattern

Enter a pattern. The count of pattern letters identifies a format:

  • G   — Era designator, for example AD
  • y — Year, for example 1996
  • M — Month in year, for example July or 07
  • d — Day in month, for example 10
  • h — Hour in A.M./P.M. format, 1 to 12
  • H — Hour in day format, 0 to 23
  • m — Minute in hour, for example 30
  • s — Second
  • S — Millisecond
  • E — Day in week, for example Tuesday
  • Z — Time zone, for example Pacific Standard Time
Test Case

Enter text that may contain a date or date/time formatted with the pattern.
Locale

Select:

  • Use default locale — The current locale of your requestor session is used.
  • Specify a locale — Select a locale from a list.
Timezone

Select:

  • Use default timezone — The current locale of the server node is used (not the time zone in your workstation or Operator ID instance)
  • Specify a timezone — Select a locale from a list.

6. Click Test Parsing.

7. The system searches the Test Case text for a conforming date or date/time value. If found, it converts the value into a Pega 7 Platform internal format and displays the results.

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