Formatting time

Use this procedure to modify the output format of a content control time.

  1. Select the content control you wish to format.
  2. In the Property Editor, select Time in the Value Type drop-down menu.
  3. Select the Use this locale when formatting value check box.
  4. Select a locale from the Custome Locale drop-down list.
  5. Select an Output Format from the drop-down list.
  6. Specify the Input format. This is the format of the data coming from the XML.
  7. Click Apply.
    This is a sample configuration:

    ZZTIME = 09:32:44+01:00 as time type 09:32:44 with document property en-GB

    Custom locale Type Sample value
    en-US Default 09:32:44+01:00
    en-GB Default 09:32:44
    en-US Short 9:32 AM
    en-US Medium 9:32 AM
    en-US Long 9:32 AM GMT+01:00
    en-US Full 9:32 AM GMT+01:00
    fr-FR Long 09:32:44
    de-DE Long 09:32:44 GMT+01:00
    sv-SE Long 09:32:44
    es-ES Long 9:32:44 GMT+01:00
    ar-SA Long ص GMT+01:00 09:32:44