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Parse Date

The Parse Date algorithm is to convert specified string data to equivalent date and time. For instance, we usually need to parse to a DateTime object to perform some operations like date difference, weekday, month name, formatting and so on.

 

The table below provides some examples of this date format conversion.

 

Source Column Target Column
7-Jun-2013 06/07/2013
Fri, June 7 2013 06/07/2013

 

Note: You should specify information about how the dates and times are represented as text using the Input Format field, so that the algorithm can read a date from a string.

 

To configure this manipulate step, follow the instructions below:

 

  1. In the Admin Navigation tree, select Interfaces > InterfaceName > Tasks > TaskName > Steps.
  2. On the toolbar, click New >New Manipulate Step.

Creating a New Manipulate Step

  1. Navigate to the Dates section and select Parse Date.

Dates Section

  1. In the Parse Date work area, fill in the following fields:

 

Fields Description

Name

 Provide a distinctive name for this step.

Is Active

Select the check box to engage the scheduler for this step.

Order of Execution

 Enter the order in which this step should be executed.

Filter Expression

 Optional. Use this filed to filter data from the source database prior to inserting it into the Schema table.

Sort Expression

 Optional. Use this field to sort data from the source database prior to inserting it into the Schema table.

Stop interface execution if query failed

 Optional. If enabled, the system will stop any data manipulation if the query returns an error.

Save Schema (enabled per interface)

 If selected, the schema is created for this step.

Source Column

 Select the column where you will retrieve the data source.

Input Format

 Specify the pattern the source string value should match. For details on the pattern syntax, see Formatting Dates and Times.

Target Column

 Select the column where you will get the converted value.

Output Format

 Specify the pattern the output date/time value should match. For details on the pattern syntax, see Formatting Dates and Times.

 

  1. Click the Save button.