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Using data exchange definitions and transformation rules to change date formats

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I'm trying to import a bank statement. I've setup a data exchange definition and using dd-M-yy for my date format because the incoming data is in the format 01-Feb-21 for example. I get an error message though because it doesn't like the date format.

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To bypass this I setup a transformation rule to replace "Feb" with "02" and that works, but I want it to also automatically translate Jan to 02, Mar to 03, etc. How can I setup this kind of replacement rule?

This is the transformation rule:

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This is my field mapping:

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these are my column definitions:

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    Andy Sather Profile Picture
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    Have you tried setting up additional Transformation rules to accommodate the other dates?  Then you can use the field Next Transformation, so it would cycle through all the available options.

  • patrickwantenaar Profile Picture
    45 on at

    Hi Andy

    Yes this is what I have done. I was hoping there was a way to do this without needing one rule for each month. As it is only 12 rules it doesn't take that long anyway and I have done it but I was wondering if there was a smart way to do it without needing that.

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