Date Input Component
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Overview
The Date Input component lets your end-user End-Users are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product. enter or select a date from a specific date range. By default, all Date Input entries store using the YYYY-MM-DD format and include a timestamp of midnight (00:00) in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This ensures all date-related data stores in a consistent and standardized way.
Here are some examples of when you would use a Date Input component:
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Collecting date of birth.
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Setting a minimum age for an application.
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Noting date of service or period of employment.
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Recording date of signing.
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Setting an effective date (from/to), first date, or last date.
What You'll Learn
After completing this article, you’ll know when to use a Date Input component, how to configure its settings, and how to use it in an Unqork application.
About the Configuration Window
Once you drop a component onto the Module Editor canvas, the following settings windows display:
General
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Property ID |
A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. The Property ID is how the software identifies your component. Using Property IDs lets you link components, creating logic-based configurations and API APIs (application programming interfaces) are a set of protocols and definitions developers use to build and integrate application software. APIs act as the connective tissue between products and services. calls. Property IDs must use camel case A naming convention for computer programming. Use camelCase for Property IDs, for example: newUser, lastName, & rdoButton. (stylized as camelCase) without spaces or punctuation. |
Notes |
Select this tab to display the component's Notes area. You can use notes to keep your teammates informed. The Notes editor offers a semi-WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) content editor. Built to look like a word processor, this editor lets you create, edit, and format your notes. Notes save when saving the component. |
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Select this tab to manage your component's display settings. |
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Select this tab to manage your component's data settings. |
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Select this tab to manage your component's actions settings. |
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Select this tab to manage your component's validation settings. |
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Select this tab to manage your component's advanced settings. |
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Select this tab to see the RBAC RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) is a method to control system access for authorized users. The role in RBAC refers to the levels of access employees have to a network. (role-based access control) settings of the component. |
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Assign components one-word labels to help organize, identify, and group the components in your application. Consider an example from the API Specification Snippet: Field Tags are applied to Hidden components in the panelRequest and panelResponse Panels. The Field Tags identify the data type of parameters included in the API APIs (application programming interfaces) are a set of protocols and definitions developers use to build and integrate application software. APIs act as the connective tissue between products and services. request and response. The API Docs Dashboard tool populates with information about each parameter’s data type, identified by the Field Tag. Field Tags act as a type of Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. group and let you group components for configuration purposes. Field Tags let you target two or more components using a simple logic component. For example, add the Field Tag tagForDecision to multiple components in your module. Open the Inputs table of a Decisions component and reference the tagForDecision Field Tag as the input of the Decisions component. The output of the Decisions component then affects all components with the tagForDecision Field Tag. Save your Field Tags by pressing Enter (Return) or adding a comma after each entry. |
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Select this tab to open the list of supported keyboard shortcuts you can use in the component settings modal. Keyboard shortcuts include:
Additional keyboard shortcuts:
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Select this tab to access the component documentation in Unqork's In-Product Help. |
Cancel |
Click this button to undo any unsaved configuration changes and return to the canvas. |
Save & Close |
Click this button to save all settings as configured and return to the canvas. |
Display Panel
Field Text
Default State Options
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Contextual Help
Formatting
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Data Panel
Data Storage
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Store Date Only |
Unqork stores all dates in ISO8601 format with or without the timestamp based on the Store Date Only setting. That means dates should always be passed in using logic components as either YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ or YYYY-MM-DD. When set to By default, Store Date Only is set to |
Store Data in Database |
The Store Data in Database setting affects how data persists through your application. When set to
NOTE By default, workflows persist data from all fields in the client-side submission when navigating between screens. However, only values from fields with Store Data in Database enabled store in the server-side submission. Set the toggle to NOTE When using a Plug-In to remote execute a module, ensure data moving between modules is persistent. You can optionally enable Store Data in Database for components in the source module. But any components in the API module whose values are included in an API response must have Store Data in Database enabled. When a component’s data is not persistent, the data isn't included in an API call's response. So, Plug-Ins or external services requesting data from the API module can't receive non-persistent data in the response. To learn more about Store Data in Database in the context of API modules, see the panelResponse Panel section of the API Specification Snippet article in our In-Product Help. TIP Store Data in Database also affects what data is tracked using Unqork’s built-in tracker. When the Enable Tracker and Track Value toggles are set to |
Actions Panel
Triggers
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Trigger |
To set up a trigger, enter the Property ID of your chosen logic component into this field. When the end-user performs an action on the current component, the triggered component fires. |
Validation Panel
User Input
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Required |
When set to By default, the Required toggle is set to |
Required Error Message |
A custom error message that displays below a required field. The error message displays when the end-user tries to save or submit the module without completing the required field. |
Valid Date
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Error Message |
Displays as a custom error message when the end-user enters an invalid date. |
Advanced Panel
Additional Validation Options
Restrict Date Selection To
The Restrict Date Selection To setting lets you set date restrictions to prevent end-users from choosing invalid values. For example, use the Restrict Date Selection To setting to require a minimum age for end-users, or to schedule for dates only in the future.
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No validation restrictions apply, and end-users can select or enter any date into the Date Input component.
Future OnlySpecify a date range where end-users only select dates that exist on or after the current date.
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Past OnlySpecify a date range where end-users only select dates that exist on or before the current date.
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Before a DateSpecify a date range where end-users can only select dates that exist before the chosen date specified in the Choose Date field.
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After a DateSpecify a date range where end-users can only select dates that exist after the chosen date specified in the Choose Date field. End-Users can also select dates in the future.
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Between Dates
The Between Dates setting offers the greatest flexibility for dictating which dates an end-user can choose.
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Minimum Date Error Message |
Displays as a custom error message when the end-user enters an invalid date. |
From |
Specify the from date. Using the drop-down menu, you can apply more restrictions to the start of your date range:
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Maximum Date Error Message |
Displays as a custom error message when the end-user enters an invalid date. |
Until |
The Until field shows on selection of the Between Dates date restriction. Using the drop-down menu, you can apply more restrictions (Absolute Date, Relative Date, Now, Future Only) to the start of your date range.
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Additional Styling
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Custom CSS Class |
Enter a Custom CSS Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for presenting how a HTML or XML document looks to end-users. Class to apply to your component. Use custom CSS to maintain a consistent look and feel if the field or element is part of a template or more than one module. Updated CSS styling applies to all components that reference this custom class name. |
Disable Browser Autofill |
Setting the toggle to NOTE Some browsers might not honor this setting. By default, the Disable Browser Autofill toggle is set to |
Disable Calendar View |
Set to By default, Disable Calendar View is set to |
Adding a Date Input Component
Set up a Date Input component that collects date of birth information. Use Validation settings to require the end-user to be older than 18 years of age, but younger than 117 years.
These instructions assume that you have an open module saved with a title.
In this configuration, you need the following component:
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1 Date Input component
Configure the Date Input Component
1. | In the Module Editor, drag and drop a ![]() |
2. | In the Property ID A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module. field, enter dateOfBirth. |
3. | In the Label Text Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. field, enter Date of Birth. |
4. | Click ![]() |
5. | Under Data Storage, set Store Date Only to ![]() |
6. | Click ![]() |
7. | In the Restrict Date selection to drop-down, select Between Dates. |
8. | In the Minimum Date Error Message field, enter You must be younger than 117 years of age to apply. |
9. | In the From drop-down, select Relative Date. The relative date field and Days/Months/Years drop-down display. |
10. | In the Relative Date field, enter -117. |
11. | From the Days/Months/Years drop-down, select Years. |
12. | In the Maxmimum Date Error Message field, enter You Must be at least 18 years of age to apply. |
13. | In the Relative Date field, enter -18. |
14. | From the Days/Months/Years drop-down, select Years. |
15. | Under Additional Styling, set Disable Calendar View to ![]() |
16. | Click Save & Close. |
17. | Save your module. |
Once implemented, your Date Input component looks like the following in Express View Express View is how your end-user views you application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Editor to interact with the module in Express View:
Structure of a Date Input Component's Data
The data structure of a Date Input is a key/value pair. The key is the Property ID name of the component, and the value is stored as a string. By default, the value includes the date and timestamp. To remove the timestamp from the stored value, set the Store Date Only setting to (ON).
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