German date time formatting

(Arash Moussavi) #1

Hi there,

how can I use German date time formatting e.g. 12th July 2017?

We are using Day Month Year, like 21.07.2017, 21.07.17, 21/07/2017 or 21.07.17

When I type in 21.07.2017 in messenger App the date is not recognized correct. I get something like this: 2018-05-07T15:00:00+02:00

Can I change language/formating for the flow?

Thanks,
Arash

(Karen Barker) #2

Hi Arash,

If you’re using a Bot > Ask A Question action here then you can add formatting preferences to the question to ensure a date is entered in the correct format DD-MM-YYY. However, the system will then turn that answer into the format of YYYY-MM-DD. To then be able to use display the date back to the user in your preferred format you would need to use the Date and Time Service to Format the date however you require.

Date & time validations are timezone aware. They will be parsed (or considered as being) in the timezone set in your account’s profile. If a timezone offset is on the provided string it will take priority over what is set in the profile.