Configuring the date format

Note
The date format is not applied if the Dates Don’t Apply option is selected.

The date format is configured on the Learning Plan Definition

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. It has a max length of 200 characters.

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Syntax

The format string can contain any letters or symbols that you want, in addition to supporting placeholder values in this form: {<field>:<format>}

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Token	Usage	Example
`yy`	Two digit year	`4/6/2020` → “20”
`yyyy`	Four digit year	`4/6/2020` → “2020”
`M`	Month as a number, no padding	`4/6/2020` → “4”
`MM`	Month as number, padded	`4/6/2020` → “04”
`MMM`	Month as an abbreviated string	`4/6/2020` → “Apr”
`MMMM`	Month as unabbreviated string	`4/6/2020` → “April”
`d`	Day of the month, no padding	`4/6/2020` → “6”
`dd`	Day of the month, padded	`4/6/2020` → “06”
`q`	Quarter, no padding	`4/6/2020` → “2”
`/`	Literal “/`/`	Literal “/” character, to be used as a separator	“4/6/2020”
	Literal whitespace character, to be used as a separator	“June 2020”
`-`	Literal “-” character, to be used as a separator	“4/-6/-2020”
`,`	Literal whitespace “,” character, to be used as a separator	“June “January, 2020”

Format string	Example
`{CycleEnd:yyyy}`	Certified Office Dog Recert 2020
`{CycleStart:yyyy} - {CycleEnd:yyyy}`	Certified Office Dog Recert 2019 - 2020
`{CycleStart:MMMM yyyy} Cohort`	Certified Office Dog Recert January 2020 Cohort
`{CycleStart:MM/dd/yyyy} to {CycleEnd:MM/dd/yyyy}`	Certified Office Dog Recert 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2020