Entering Dates and Times¶
Anywhere Daktela asks for a date or time β ticket view filters, reopen macros, event timeouts, scheduled reports β you can type natural phrases instead of picking from a calendar.
Natural Language Phrases¶
- Simple dates: today, tomorrow, yesterday, next Monday, last Friday, in 3 days, 2 weeks ago
- Specific dates: October 21, December 25, 2023
- Times of day: now, 10 am, 3:30 pm, noon, midnight
- Combined dates and times: tomorrow at 5 pm, next Friday at 2:30 pm, October 31 at midnight
Tips:
- Relative expressions: use words like in and ago for times relative to now β in 4 hours, 3 days ago.
- Week and month references: mention parts of the week or month β end of the month, start of next week.
- Combining elements: be as specific as you need β next Tuesday at noon, first day of next month.
Examples for scheduling:
- To set a recurring report for every Monday at 9 am, enter: next Monday at 9 am
- To schedule an event for two days from now, type: in 2 days
Dates in Number Format¶
For dates in number format, the result depends on the separator:
- if you use slash ( / ), the American m/d/y format will be used.
- if you use dash ( - ) or dot ( . ), the European d-m-y format will be used.
- to avoid any ambiguity, we recommend the yyyy-mm-dd format.