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Set Date Attributes

Setting date attributes consists of the following activities:

• Select attribute in entity action view
• Set date attribute to date expression (current date, date function, and date view)
• Set date duration expression
• Set date attribute using date action block or algorithm

Note: For information about date functions, see the Toolset Help.

A SET action can be used to establish the value of an attribute from an export or local view.

The SET statement in the following example sets a date attribute to the current date:

SET actual_date_started TO current date

A date view is a component of an entity view. A date view sees an attribute that is defined as a date. The SET statement in the following example sets a date attribute to a date view:

SET actual_date_started TO start date

You can build date duration expressions in Action Diagrams. These expressions let you add a number of years, months, and/or days to a date value. The expressions include dates and labeled durations. The result is another date value. Date durations are available when you select a date value (either date view or current date).

The following statement illustrates the format for date duration expressions:

SET customer_contact_date TO import_customer_contact_date
_2_YEARS_3_MONTHS 12 DAYS