Property reference

glide.sys.date_format

The glide.sys.date_format property defines the format in which dates are displayed throughout the ServiceNow platform. Admins should review this setting to ensure date representations align with organizational standards or user preferences.

Default: yyyy-MM-dd Type: date format Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property configures the date format used across the ServiceNow instance, affecting how dates are presented to users.
What area does it affect? Date display settings
What does the default mean? The default value "yyyy-MM-dd" defines the standard date display pattern used by the property.
When should you review it? Review this property when updating user interface preferences or aligning with regional date formats.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.sys.date_format
Sys ID 24de57037f000001002b3574b0ad5187
Type date format
Application Global
Default value yyyy-MM-dd
Description Date format
Updated 2024-05-25 03:59:49

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... Information Context [sn_customercentral_cust_info_config] Query parameters Name Description before Return all configuration records created before the specified date and time. Date type: String Format: YYYY-MM-DD or the format defined in the glide.sys.date_format system property Default: Return all configuration records created before current session time. end Last record to return. Use this value to paginate record retrieval or use with the start parameter ...
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... [sys_properties] table. glide.excel.use_user_date_format Specifies whether Excel exports use the date/time format specified in a user's profile (true) or not (false). If false, exports the instance date/time format defined by the glide.sys.date_format property. • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.export.csv.charset Specifies the character set used to export CSV ...
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... zones that your users can select from in user preferences. Banner image for Core UI glide.product.image.light Select + next to the image and upload your logo. Date format Time format glide.sys.date_format glide.sys.time_format Select the date and time format from the choice lists. Header background color css.$navpage-header-bg Select or enter the color. This color is also used as part of the theme ...
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... same value. List Administration PRB1883306 In Service Operation Workspace (SOW), when updating the due date from the list view, the date/time is removed When the user changes the system property 'glide.sys.date_format' from base to 'dd- MM-yyyy', the field is cleared out when they attempt to change the date. This issue was observed in Yokohama. 1. Access a Yokohama base instance. 2. ...