Trying to get a current date into a date field

Carla Buonomo

December 09, 2025 18:26

Hello,

I have an app that has date fields with date pickers.  I need to always enter the current date into this field.  I cannot find the command to use to write the current date in the field.  I tried using the date picker, but that hard codes today's date.  Any ideas?

Thanks in Advance

 

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  Venkata Sai Kumar G

  December 10, 2025 07:17

  Hi Carla Buonomo,

  1. We need to generate the current date using a JS expression.
     Example: Execute "return new Date().toLocaleDateString("en-US")" returning $todayDate.
  2. Input the returning variable from the above step into the date field.
     Example: Write $todayDate in field input "Date of Birth".

  As shown in the screenshot below, this step successfully writes today’s date into the “Date of Birth” field during execution.

  Note: According to your required format, you can customise the JS expression used above. A few examples:

  • MM/DD/YYYY → "return new Date().toLocaleDateString(\"en-US\")"
  • DD/MM/YYYY → "return new Date().toLocaleDateString(\"en-GB\")"
  • YYYY-MM-DD → "return new Date().toISOString().split(\"T\")[0]"

  Additional note: If you think this step will be reusable across the project, you can convert the date-generation step into an extension. Click on the step, go to step editor panel, scroll to the JavaScript execution section, and select “Save inline script as new extension.”
   

  

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