How to change the date format in ESS application?

[Former Member]

Hello all,

We have implemented ess on portal 7.0 and backend system is ecc 6.0. We are getting the date format in the ess hr applications ( e.g fields date from / date to in leave request, period from/period to in clock in/out corrections application) in the format MM/DD/YYYY we need the date in the format DD/MM/YYYY. Where we can change the date format?

Thanking you

Regards

Rajendra

[Gauri · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please change the language of the Portal user in the identity management to English UK. Also change the Language to English UK in the JCo connections.

Thanks and Regards,

Gauri Gosavi.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Gauri for the answer.

If the ess users are multilingual (multinational) users then what should be done ?

Regards

Rajendra.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You can also do it this way:

System Administration - > System Configuration -> Knowledge Mgmt -> content Mgmt->Global Services->Property Metadata->properties-> (set Advanced mode) Additional Metadata Column

Restart for taking effect

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Prem

[liam_wilkinson · Accepted solution]

Hi Rejendra,

I had the same problem and I changed two fields in SU01. Format Country to GB and Communication Language to English and this changed the date format from MMDDYYYY to DDMMYYYY.

Change yours and see what other effects these settings have if your worried about multinational users.

Regards

Liam

[Former Member]

Rajendra:

Can you please check what is the value for the system profile parameter zcsa/moddatfm is in your system? I think if you change the value for this parameter then it should resolve your issue.

Please us know if this helps.

Thanks

Subba

[Former Member]

ESS gets the date format form your user settings in SU01. You can change the format of the date in there.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi rajendra,

This can be easily done by changing your Internet Explorer settings.

Goto Tools->Internet Options ->General tab-> languages -> change your language settings to English UK instead of English US. You will get the date format in DD/MM/YYYY

Regards,

Aditi

[pramod_gopisetty1]

Hello,

If I am not wrong, in ESS usually the date format differs from user to user, The date format shown in Portal comes from the date format mentioned for the users in the backend R/3 system.

i.e System -> User Profile -> Own Data.

for example: take 2 users

user1 - Date Format is DD/MM/YYYY

User2 - Date Format is MM/DD/YYYY

so when user 1 logs into portal he would see all the dates in the date format mentioned and for user 2 dates will be shown in the date format mentioned for that user.

If user is searching for another user the date format will be the same as mentioned to that user in the user profile in the backend.

To have common date format you can ask your abaper to write a batch program which will update the date format for all the users to one common format.

Hope this helps.

Pramod

reward points if helpful.

[Former Member]

Hi,

import the application into the local NWDS.

create the project out of that application.

check out the code

open the iview.

select the field for the date entry.

in the property tab , change the format as u required.

check in the code.

Regards,

sithi

[Former Member]

Thanks Sithi for the reply.

Can you please guide me how to import the application from the portal ( which type of file it is)

.

Regards

Rajendra

[Former Member]

Hi,

The file will be of type .par.

get the par file name:

Go to Portal content, select the iview and its properties.

Par file will be mentioned in the property name: code link.

Make a note of it.

Now navigate to system admin-> support-> search for the par file.

It will be of .bak type.

download the .bak and unzip it. u will get the par file.

Regards,

Sithi