TODAY simply returns the current system date as a string in the form ‘yy-mm-dd’, or if you want, in the format ‘yyyy-mm-dd’.
Syntax of TODAY
The syntax is:
Today ( FourDigitYearFlag); where:
- FourDigitYearFlag – can be either omitted or 0 or 1, where omitted or 0 will return the 2 digit year and a 1 will return a 4 digit year.
Example of TODAY
Assuming the current system date is 07 June 2025, then:
Today(1);will return the string ‘2025-06-07’
While
Today();will return the string ’25-06-07′.
The NOW Function
If you’re looking to understand the NOW function, where you can get a numeric serial number for the current date, please see this post.
Notes
The Today function is valid in both TM1 rules and TurboIntegrator processes.
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