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Date, Date and time, and Duration

The date variable creates a widget with a field and calendar to select a date.

Date

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A variable date

Date and time

The date and time variable creates a widget with a calendar and fields to select a date and time. The time value is stored in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and displayed in your time zone.

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The date and time variable

Duration

Use the duration variable to specify the duration for which a catalog item is available.

For attributes supported by this variable, see variable attributes.

Note: Enter the duration in the DD HH:MM:SS format when setting the default value of the variable, and specifying in the g_form.getValue() and g_form.setValue() functions.

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The Duration variable

Parent Topic:Types of service catalog variables

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