How to capture the current date/time into a eVar

Hello Adobe Community !

Hello ericmatisoff​

I don't want to be negative about this, but I tried to follow the tutorial on your document, and it's very well documented,

But even this did not work. I believe there is a problem on the order of loading in the JS objects. The main issue was that the s object was "Unspecified" - and I believe that this was only true when the DTM was calling for this object - since I could use it on the console once every thing was loaded.

But it's ok , I implemented a new context data that manages to give the Date without using the s object as in :

s.getTimeParting = ....

so what id did in my Context data is this :

function addZero(i) {

    if (i < 10) {

        i = "0" + i;

    }

    return i;

}

function myTimePlugin() {

    var d = new Date();

    var h = addZero(d.getHours());

    var m = addZero(d.getMinutes());

    var s = addZero(d.getSeconds());

    var d = addZero(d.getDay());

    switch(d){

        case "01":

            d = "Monday";

            break;

        case "02":

                d = "Tuesday";

                break;

        case "03":

                d = "Wednesday";

                break;

        case "04":

                d = "Thursday";

                break;

case "05":

d = "Friday";

break;

case "06":

d = "Saturday";

break;

case "00":

d = "Sunday";

break;

}

var time2 = h + ":" + m + ":" + s + "|" + d;

return time2;

}

var myTimeStamp = myTimePlugin();

return myTimeStamp;

Sorry for the indentation !

There should be a WYSIWIG for code !

Cheers !

I'd highly recommend creating a global s object:

DTM Examples

EDIT to my last Comment :

Sorry, I meant DATA ELEMENT and not CONTEXT DATA !

I'd be glad to help you capture the current date/time into an eVar in Adobe Analytics. Here's a response combining the best aspects of previous suggestions and addressing potential time zone concerns:

Capturing Current Date/Time into an eVar:

1. JavaScript Code:

   JavaScript

   s.eVarX = new Date().toISOString(); // Capture current date/time in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ)
   

   Use code with caution.

    
   • Replace X with the actual eVar number you want to use (e.g., s.eVar1).
   • This code snippet captures the current date and time using new Date() and converts it to ISO 8601 format using toISOString() for consistent data handling and reporting. check here

2. Implementation:

   • Integrate this code into your web pages where you want to capture the timestamp.
   • Common options include:
     • Directly placing the code within your HTML files within a <script> tag.
     • Using a tag management system (TMS) like Adobe Launch to manage and deploy the code across your pages for pixel growth.