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JavaScript object: XMLDate

The following JavaScript object is unique to Service Manager.

With no arguments, the XMLDate() constructor creates an empty XMLDate object.

With a DateObject argument, the XMLDate() constructor converts a JavaScript date object to an XMLDate object.

With an ISO8601DateTimeOrDurationString argument, the XMLDate() constructor converts an XML schema date object to an XMLDate object.

With a DateTimeDatum argument, the XMLDate() constructor converts a Service Manager date object to an XMLDate object.

This object's methods use the Service Manager-defined global return codes.

Constructor 

new XMLDate();
new XMLDate( DateObject );
new XMLDate( ISO8601DateTimeOrDurationString );
new XMLDate( DateTimeDatum );

Arguments

The following arguments are valid for this object:

Argument Data type Description
DateObject JavaScript date object Passes a JavaScript date object to the XMLDate constructor.
ISO8601DateTimeOrDurationString XML schema date Passes an XML schema date, time, datetime, or duration string to the XMLDate constructor.
DateTimeDatum Service Manager Datum object Passes a Service Manager datum object formatted as a TIME type to the XMLDate constructor.

Properties

None

Methods

The following methods are valid for this object:

Defined method Description
getISODateTimeString This method passes a JavaScript Date object to the constructor.
getISODate This method returns the indicated portions of the XMLDate value.
getISOTime This method returns the indicated portions of the XMLDate value.
getISOYear This method returns the indicated portions of the XMLDate value.
getISOMonth This method returns the indicated portions of the XMLDate value.
getISODay This method returns the indicated portions of the XMLDate value.
getDatum This method returns an SCDatum object.
getSCDateTimeString This method returns a datetime string in Service Manager format.
getGMTSCDateTimeString This method returns the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) datetime in Service Manager format.
toSCDuration This method converts an ISO duration string to a Service Manager duration.
addDuration( iso8601durationstring ) This method adds the indicated duration to the contained value in the XMLDate object.
JSDate This method returns a JavaScript date object.
getDate This method returns a JavaScript date object (same as the JSDate method).

Example

This example does the following:

  • Creates an SCFile object from the cm3r table
  • Creates an XMLDate object
  • Sets the value of two fields to the XMLdate

This example requires the following sample data:

  • A valid duration
/* Instantiate a new SCFile object with records of the cm3r table */
var changeRequest = new SCFile("cm3r");

/* Set the Service Manager fields date.entered and planned.start to today's date.
*  The dots in Service Manager field names must be converted to underscores */
var theXMLDate = new XMLDate( new Date() );
var todaysDate = theXMLDate.getDatum();
changeRequest.header.date_entered = todaysDate;
changeRequest.header.planned_start = todaysDate;

/* Increment the value of the planned.end field to be a week later.
*  P is the addDuration parameter for duration
*  7D is the addDuration parameter for 7 days
*  See the addDuration method for additional information */
theXMLDate.addDuration('P7D');
var nextWeeksDate = theXMLDate.getDatum();
changeRequest.header.planned_end = nextWeeksDate;

changeRequest.doInsert();