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# Convert Date to Number

## Description

This part enables the user to split a date object into its separate components: year, month, day, hour, minute, and seconds.

## Use

The Convert Date to Number part takes a date object or a date in the YYYYMMDD.HHmmSS format and splits it into individual objects. The system stores the individual objects together under the data object name the user assigns; for example, if the user names the data object \_my\_datenumber\_object, the system will create objects named as follows:

\- my\_datenumber\_object.year - my\_datenumber\_object.month - my\_datenumber\_object.day - my\_datenumber\_object.hours - my\_datenumber\_object.minutes - my\_datenumber\_object.seconds\_

## Editor Fields

| Field Name  | Description/Use                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Type/Options | Optional/Mandatory |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------ |
| Data Object | This is the name under which the system will store the converted values.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Data Object  | Mandatory          |
| Group       | <p>The Group field enables the user to create a collection of data objects. By assigning a group do a data object the user creates the data object's parent, with which the user can call the data object. For example:<br>- Data object: my\_date\_object<br>- Group: my\_group<br>- Call: my\_group.my\_date\_object<br>If the user does not assign a group to system will call my\_date\_object directly.</p> | Text         | Optional           |
| Date        | This is the source date the system will convert into individual pieces. This can be a data object or the user can manually input a date in the format: HHmmSS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Text         | Mandatory          |

## Example

For an example of how to use the Convert Date to Number part, download and import the following [sample project](/release-9/example-gallery/example-projects-for-parts/convert-date-to-number-example-project.md) in your workspace


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