topic Re: Datetime field and CreationDate field look different in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Datetime field and CreationDate field look different

hm_stella — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:36:29 GMT

Hello, Survey masters.

I am stuck with a problem of using date time field in Survey. I made a field whose type is dateTime to record when the survey is submitted.

After submitting, I checked the hosting feature layer in my ArcGIS Pro and found out this incoherence.

Usually, the CreationDate records the time in UTC and followingly, the dateTime field as well.

However, these two fields look different although I have changed nothing.

i.e. The first feature is monitored at 2:51 AM on 2021-03-16 while the CreationDate made at 6:53 AM on the same date. Both are using UTC time.

Does anyone know why this issue happens?

Re: Datetime field and CreationDate field look different

Jim-Moore — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:52:46 GMT

Hi @hm_stella

Just to check, how are records being submitted from Survey123? Are users submitting from the field app using the outbox (i.e. saved to the outbox and then submitted later)? Also is the Monitoring Time question read-only, or is it possible for users to modify it before submit? Does it have a calculation on it?

Thanks & best, Jim

Re: Datetime field and CreationDate field look different

IsmaelChivite — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:27:50 GMT

One more question. Do you see the same incoherence from the Survey123 website Data tab? I wonder if this could be ArcGIS Pro treating Editor tracking fields differently from other date fields in the layer.

Re: Datetime field and CreationDate field look different

hm_stella — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 01:34:34 GMT

I checked field workers if they have submitted the survey right after they had filled out the form. And they said NO..!

It seems like the incoherence was caused due to the different time of actual monitoring time and submission. Thanks for your advice!