I want the month to display as full numberic when viewed in the INBOX

  • Stone_Eric
    Asked on October 25, 2019 at 11:16 PM
    So going back to the inbox, I want the month to display as a number.
  • John Support Team Lead
    Replied on October 25, 2019 at 11:32 PM

    I have conducted several tests on how to set the date's format to be displayed in full numeric when viewing inside the INBOX, however, I can see no option to do that. The dates are being presented in alphanumeric instead.

    A workaround for that is to add a SHORT TEXT ENTRY field that will copy the DATE PICKER's value. That can be achieved using conditions.

    For example, we will add a field that will copy the BIRTHDATE fields value when it is filled by the user:

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    Here's a condition that we can use. It will automatically copy the DATE field's value to the Text field:

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    And of course, we should only display one BIRTHDATE field, right? So let's add another condition that will hide and show each field when the other is filled:

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    Now, here's what it looks in the INBOX:

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    Please try that and let us know how it goes.

  • Stone_Eric
    Replied on October 26, 2019 at 12:38 AM

    Awesome! thanks for the detailed response, this methodology may come in handy for other things as well.

  • Stone_Eric
    Replied on October 26, 2019 at 1:59 PM

    Upon trying this solution, if the date is manually entered into the first field, it is hidden before the user has a chance to finish typing.  It only seems to work when I have the "lite mode' on.  However, I get error message that flashes saying there are errors on the form when I submit

  • Girish JotForm Support
    Replied on October 26, 2019 at 9:11 PM

    I believe you are referring to this form: "92958209055162".

    I could not see any error while submitting the form.

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    The error that you received could be due to the fact that you may not have filled any required field.

    Also, when I cloned your form and disabled the Lite mode, the field is working as before. If you are seeing otherwise, please provide us a screenshot of how it is showing at your end.

    Please test and let us know if you are still receiving any error.