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# Create Epoch Date Time

## Description

The *Create Epoch Date Time* part allows application users to assign convert a date/time data object to a specific format.

## Use

This part is found in a process node. In your Designer, add a process node to your logicnet.

1. Click "data & time" from the process node menu.
2. Select "set current date & time"
3. Enter the required parameters and click *Save*.

## Editor Fields

| Field Name         | Description/Use                                                                                                                                            | Type/Options         | Optional/Mandatory        |           |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------- | --------- |
| Mode               | This dropdown allows you to select whether you want to convert an epoch data object to a date/time format or a date/time format to an epoch data object.   | <p>epoch to datetime | <br>datetime to epoch</p> | Mandatory |
| Time zone          | With this dropdown you select whether you want the system to use the time zone of the server on which your application is running or GMT as the time zone. | Server \| GMT        | Mandatory                 |           |
| Data-time value    | If you are converting from datetime to epoch this is the data object of the datetime item to convert.                                                      | YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS      | Mandatory                 |           |
| Epoch value        | If you are converting from epoch to datetime this is the data object of the epoch item to convert.                                                         | Number               | Mandatory                 |           |
| DST                | If you select this checkbox, the system notes that Daylight Savings Time is in effect.                                                                     | Checkbox             | Optional                  |           |
| Result data-object | This is the data object for the result of the conversion.                                                                                                  | Text                 | Mandatory                 |           |


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