Clarify and complete the DateTime functions in Calculator

[Anonymous]

Time functions are a mess.
Today() = local date (but it is not documented as so)
LocalTime() = local time !
UTCTime() = UTC time !
Now() = UTC DateTime

Where are UTCToday() and LocalNow() ?

Functions to convert between local and UTC directly in the calculator would be awesome too.

[ScottRobson]

I had just asked Blue Prism for exactly these functions.  Would make life so much simpler!

Would also like to see enhanced Expression functionality, to include LocalTime as a switchable Flag (as appears in MakeDateTime) for ToDateTime, so we could for example Defer a WQ Item to a specific DateTime, without having to manually calculate a conversion from LocalTime to UTC during Daylight savings, etc.

[MelanieGiuliani]

Hi  Étienne,
 
Thanks so much for submitting your idea! We are moving it into the Under Consideration status while we route the idea through our internal review process. 

We will update you as your idea moves along the lifecycle.

As we route this idea through, we did want to address your request for some clarification as well. We hope this BP Docs article will help: https://bpdocs.blueprism.com/bp-7-0/en-us/helpCalculationsAndDecisions.htm


Thank you!
Melanie ​

[esaugos]

This seems not implemented in V7.0 also as tested.
I checked the Now() function and its still UTC time instead of the current or system time.