Adding Day and Time Items

You can use variables like $DAY and $TIME alone or in combination with other variables, such as dates, to configure a complete string of current system date, time, and day of the week to insert into a report.

To illustrate how you might combine the $DAY and $TIME variables, complete the following steps:

1. Open a cBase or model and build a tabular report, or open the inserting_metadata marker if previously saved.
2. On the unlocked report, double-click 8/23/2016 (the $SHORTDATE variable) to open the Edit Item dialog box.
3. Position the cursor before $SHORTDATE in the text box and click $DAY. Insert several spaces between the two variables.
4. Position the cursor after $SHORTDATE, insert several spaces, and click $TIME.

5. Click OK to view the report with a current day, date, and time string.

   

6. Click File > Save Marker as inserting_metadata to continue using this report in other topics.