date

Represents a date value (year, month, day) without time information.

dataformat: date

  MYFIELD:
      dataformat: date
      default: "2025-01-01"

dataformat_ext

Not used - Date fields have no extended options. ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD) is always used.

Format

Dates are stored and displayed in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD

Examples:

• 2025-01-15
• 2024-12-31
• 1999-06-20

Multivalue

Multi-value is supported for storing multiple dates.

## SCHEMA
MYHOLIDAYS:
      dataformat: date
      cardinal_max: 0

## INSTANCE multi-valued
  MYHOLIDAYS: [2025-01-01, 2025-12-25]

Examples

Schema Definition

- classname: _schema
  keyname: event
  event_date:
    dataformat: date
    displayname: Event Date
    description: Date when event occurs

Instance Example

- classname: event
  keyname: conference2025
  event_date: "2025-06-15"

Notes

• Date picker widget provided in edit forms
• ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD) is used for storage and export
• Dates can be filtered and sorted in data views
• No timezone information (date only, not datetime)