getTime

The getTime task obtains a current timestamp for use in other tasks in a workflow. An offset may be applied to the current timestamp if needed. The getTime task uses UTC for time representation.

Potential use case

Use this task to post the current time in a logfile or external database when an automation starts or completes. Using an offsetDuration, you can also use this task to provide a future timestamp calculated from the current time.

Properties

Input variables

Output variables

Example 1

In this example:

• Timezone is UTC −04:00 (North American Eastern Time).
• offsetDuration adds seven days and one month.
• format is LLLL (month name, day of month, day of week, year, time).
• The outgoing time value is presented in LLLL format.

Example 2

In this example:

• Timezone is UTC −04:00 (North American Eastern Time).
• offsetDuration is 86400000 milliseconds (one day).
• format is MMM-DD-YYYY (month-day-full year).
• The outgoing time value is presented in MMM-DD-YYYY format.

Example 3

In this example:

• Timezone is UTC −04:00 (North American Eastern Time).
• offsetDuration adds four hours.
• format is hh:mm:ss (hours:minutes:seconds).
• The outgoing time value is presented in hh:mm:ss format.