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title: "FormatDateColumn"
slug: "formatdatecolumn"
updated: 2023-03-20T10:39:42Z
published: 2023-03-20T10:39:42Z
canonical: "docs.datajet.app/formatdatecolumn"
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# FormatDateColumn

Modifies the specified Date Column to display in a specific format

### Purpose

Use this function to:

- Alter the display of a date column

Processing SequenceIf using InsertDates, make sure the InsertDates Post-Process comes before any FormatDateColumn process.  If InsertDates comes after FormatDateColumn, the formatting of FormatDateColumn will be lost.  

### Parameters

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| Parameter | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Column | Required. The date column to which to apply the Date formatting. Only columns which have been added as measures will be available. |
| Format | Required. The format to apply. Available formats: - dd-MMM - MMM-dd - MMM-dd-yyyy - dd-MMM-yyyy |

### Output

FormatDateColumn does not generate a new column. It replaces the values in [Column] with the specified format.

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