Opening the Date Time Converter
Open the Expression Editor on any field (for example in a Select or Filter component). In the function list, find DateTimeConverter under the Datetime category and click it to open the guided form. When you select a date function such as ToDate or ToDateCustomFormats, the editor also shows a tip linking you to the Date Time Converter.Configuring the conversion
The form has four inputs and a live preview of the generated expression.Source Field
Select the field that holds the date/time value you want to convert. The dropdown lists the fields in the component’s input schema. If you do not select a field, the generated expression uses a'your_value_here' placeholder that you can replace.
Input Format
Choose the format your source data is already in. Presets cover the common cases:
Pick Custom… to type your own pattern. A format reference table appears showing the available tokens.
Output Format
Choose the format to write the value out in. The output format presets are the same as the input presets, without the Unix Timestamp option. The Output Format is only used when the Output Type is String. For DateTime and Unix Timestamp output, the field is disabled.Output Type
Choose what the expression should produce:- DateTime parses the source value into a DateTime field.
- String parses the source value, then formats it as text using the Output Format.
- Unix Timestamp parses the source value and returns the number of seconds since the Unix epoch.
Generated expressions
The form builds the expression from your selections. The patterns are:
For example, converting an ISO date field to US date string format produces:
2025-01-15 -> 01/15/2025) so you can confirm the result before inserting it.
Click Insert Expression to add the generated expression to the Expression Editor.
Custom format tokens
When you choose a custom input or output format, use these tokens to build the pattern:The Date Time Converter is a shortcut for building expressions from the functions above. The result is a normal expression, so you can edit it after inserting it or combine it with other functions. To learn more about temporal data in Integrate.io ETL, see Working with Datetime Data.