In OS 3.4, we can specify date and time formats used in input bulk import file. There is no more restriction on using specific date formats in the input file. Below are the available date and time formats by default with the OpenSpecimen. You can add more as per requirement through the dropdown manager plugin.


Date Formats

Format Example
MM/dd/yyyy11/23/2016
MM-dd-yyyy11-23-2016
MM.dd.yyyy11.23.2016
dd/MM/yyyy23/11/2016
dd-MM-yyyy23-11-2016
dd.MM.yyyy23.11.2016
yyyy/MM/dd2016/11/23
yyyy-MM-dd2016-11-23
yyyy.MM.dd2016.11.23
dd/MM/yy23/11/16
dd-MM-yy23-11-16
dd.MM.yy23.11.16
dd MMM yyyy23 Nov 2016
d MMM yyyy4 Nov 2016
dd.MMM.yyyy23.Nov.2016


Time Formats:

FormatExampleDescription
HH:mm13:30

H - Hour in a day (0-23)

m - Minutes in hour

hh:mm a1:30 PM

h - Hour in am/pm (1-12)

a - AM/PM marker

K:mm a1:30 PMK - Hour in am/pm (0-11)
k:mm13:30k - Hour in day (1-24)