datetime fields in custom web app won't store time data

[sirmattkelly]

I have only just began working on BC, and have found some more 'simple' things to frustrate me.  1 of which is datetime fields within a web app.  For example, i have a web app, which has as series of custom fields, tracking the datetime of certain events through a process along with other details.

However i have struggled to save the date and time into fields of type datetime.  Given the field type, i would assume that the field should be able to save a date and a time into a datetime field.  I have tried to store dates in the format '01-MAR-2015 09:45' and also the UTC counterpart '2015-MAR-01 09:45:00 GMT+0000' but either way doesn't seem to work either.

Can anyone confirm whether i can actually save a time into a datetime field on a web app, and the format in which i need to submit data to make it work.

Thanks.

[Liam Dilley]

While the BC output now has a date time stamp the BC engineers have not yet updated forms etc to support the time aspect. They have noted this from people though.

[sirmattkelly]

H‌owever frustrating this is, thanks for your response Liam, I feared that may be the case.  it's kinda quirky that we have the ability to read the time from a date only field.

is there a timeframe for implementing this.

is the best work around to convert all datetime fields to a string and store datetime in there ?

thanks.

[Liam Dilley]

We have ONLY JUST got this feature of the date time stamp and liquid filter to control dates. BC have not given a timeframe on this. BC unfortunately only ever does 70% of a feature and will often miss the core things that you need to make it useful or in many cases useable, that or leave a bug in making it not useable for years