Date Picker

Add a calendar to display date and time in a variety of formats.

The calendar allows you to select specific date and time to use with queries and other data in the end application. All time related queries can make use of the date and time selection.

The date picker widget is available under INTEGRATION > GENERAL. When designing application pages, drag-and-drop GEDatePicker to a container.

Specify these plugin properties:

Note: When configuring input targets for plugins, ensure that no other binding exists for the target query input. To remove a binding from the query input, select the unlink icon next to the binding.

The following list of properties are specific to this widget. For common properties, refer to Page Components.

Table 1. DatePicker Properties
Property Description
Title Provide the text that appears as a label above the plugin in the end application.
Type Select from these options for display in the end application:
  • date: displays only date
  • time: displays only time
  • datetime: displays both date and time
Display Format Select the format for the date and time display.
Timezone Select the timezone as local or UTC.
Note: For Historian sources, use 'local' for timezone.
Source Input Value Set this value to allow the plugin to start displaying a specific date and/or time when it loads in the end application.
Input Target This is the value the plugin provides as an output in the end application. For example, you can choose a date/time/datetime that is passed to the query, which requires a date time.

Date Picker at Runtime