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. ...
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