Changing the format of date fields

You can control the way dates are displayed in Service Desk. The changes you make do not affect other users. Three types of date format are supported: short, medium, and long. You construct date formats using date-time symbols. After you have specified the format for each type, you can select a date type to be displayed in the following areas of Service Desk:

For example, you may want to display the short date format in a particular table view, and the medium or long date format in forms. 

To change the format of date fields:

  1. Choose Options from the Tools menu.
  2. Click the Date formats tab.
  3. Specify the required format options using valid date symbols.
  4. Use the sample date format displayed in the Sample field to verify the settings.
  5. Click Apply to apply the changes and leave the dialog box open, or click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box. Alternatively, click Cancel to cancel the changes.

What do you want to do?

Find out about date and time symbols
Select the format for dates in forms
Select the format for dates in views


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