Auto Date
An Auto Date field holds the date when the form is submitted, added automatically. The client doesn’t fill it in. Use it to show the date of signing in the signed document. It is available in HTML and PDF templates.
In the form, the field shows only its label. The date is added when the form is submitted, and it appears in the signed document.
A new Auto Date field is not required, and neither the client nor the agent can edit it. It has no Values & Display, Conditional Values or Developer tab. For the settings that all fields share, such as the label, the permissions and the dependencies, see Field settings. For a date that the client picks, use a Date field.
Validation
Section titled “Validation”| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Timestamp format | Adds the time to the date. When you change it, the formats in Select date format change too, and a selected format that is no longer in the list is cleared. |
| Select date format | How the date is written. See Date formats. |
Date formats
Section titled “Date formats”| Without Timestamp format | With Timestamp format |
|---|---|
| dd/mm/yyyy: 28/02/2022 | dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm: 28/02/2022 23:35 |
| mm/dd/yyyy: 02/28/2022 | mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm: 02/28/2022 11:35PM |
| dd MMM yyyy: 02 FEB 2022 | dd MMM yyyy hh:mm: 02 FEB 2022 23:35 |
| yyyy: the year only, for example 2025 | dd MMM yyyy hh:mm: 02 FEB 2022 11:35AM |
| MMM: the name of the month, for example October | |
| mm: the number of the month, for example 10 | |
| dd: the day of the month, for example 31 |
If you don’t select a format, the date is written as dd/mm/yyyy.
In a workflow
Section titled “In a workflow”In a template with a workflow, the date is set when a role that has Edit permission for the field submits the form. For the other roles, the date that was already set is kept. If several roles have Edit permission, each submission replaces the date, so the field shows the date of the last one.
To record when a specific role submitted the form, give only that role Edit permission for the field, and give View permission to the roles that should see it. See Permissions in a workflow.