What and how it can be used:
The Current Date component provides the current date and time information to workflows. It generates timestamps, calculates date ranges, formats dates in various formats, and enables time-based logic in workflows. This component supplies real-time temporal data that can be used for scheduling, logging, filtering, date calculations, and time-sensitive operations.
When/how the component should be used:
- Use when you need the current date/time for timestamps or logging.
- Ideal for implementing event-driven patterns where one process notifies others.
- No input is required.
- Connect output to downstream components like Text Output, Structured Output, or Prompt Template.
Connections with other components:
- Chat Output
- Text Input
- Text Output
- Agent Core
- API Request
- Directory
- News Search
- RSS Reader
- SQL Database
- Web Search
- Language Model
- Batch Run
- LLM Router
- Parser
- Python Interpreter
- Save File
- Smart Function
- Split Text
- Structured Output
- Type Convert
- Listen
- Notify
- Smart Router
- Calculator
- Anonymization
- Guardrail
- Human-in-the-loop
- Bing Search API
- Google Search API
- ChromaDB
- If-Else
In tool mode:
- Agent Core
- Human-in-the-loop
Configurable settings:
- Timezone (Choose an option from list select)
Default settings:
- Timezone (Choose an option from list select)
Control Section:
- Timezone
- Actions in tool mode
Default values:
- Timezone = UTC
In tool mode:
- Actions = GET_CURRENT_DATE
Desired Behaviour:
- Return current date and time in the selected timezone.