topic Set Default Date in Field in gdb in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863628#M5891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to set the default date for a field in a feature class to 01/01/2016 for the new year. I am working in ArcGIS 10.2.2 and when I go to set the default value for the date, it does not work properly and once I hit apply, it codes it changes it to different numbers. Can anyone help me format this default date to make it work properly in the gdb?</P><P></P><P>Thank you kindly!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:57:16 GMT SaraWander 2015-12-15T12:57:16Z Set Default Date in Field in gdb https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863628#M5891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to set the default date for a field in a feature class to 01/01/2016 for the new year. I am working in ArcGIS 10.2.2 and when I go to set the default value for the date, it does not work properly and once I hit apply, it codes it changes it to different numbers. Can anyone help me format this default date to make it work properly in the gdb?</P><P></P><P>Thank you kindly!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:57:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863628#M5891 SaraWander 2015-12-15T12:57:16Z Re: Set Default Date in Field in gdb https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863629#M5892 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Would you be interested in <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/manage-data/creating-new-features/setting-feature-template-properties.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/latest/manage-data/creating-new-features/setting-feature-template-properties.htm">Setting feature template properties—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> instead?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:15:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863629#M5892 WesMiller 2015-12-18T01:15:25Z Re: Set Default Date in Field in gdb https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863630#M5893 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Have you tired to create a new FeatureClass or Add a Field and set a new default?</P><P></P><P>*I just tried doing it in 10.3.1 and it works as expected</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 03:48:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863630#M5893 JohnPlunkett 2015-12-18T03:48:44Z Re: Set Default Date in Field in gdb https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863631#M5894 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was actually just looking for the format to input a default date into a date field in a feature class. I found it in the help documentation:</P><P>yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss AM/PM</P><P></P><P>Thank you for responding!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:03:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/set-default-date-in-field-in-gdb/m-p/863631#M5894 SaraWander 2015-12-18T12:03:11Z