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SystemDateToLocalDate

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Converts a date-time value from Marketing Cloud system time (CST, without daylight saving adjustments) to the local time of the account or user.

Available in: Email CloudPage Automation Triggered Send

Syntax

Platform.Function.SystemDateToLocalDate(dateString)
1 argument

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
dateString string Yes A date-time string in system time (CST) to convert to local time.

Accepted formats include ISO 8601 (2025-08-05T12:34:56.789Z), US notation (8/5/2025 12:34 PM), long-form (5 August 2025), and time-only (14:23:56).

Description

Converts a date-time value from Marketing Cloud system time (Central Standard Time, no daylight saving adjustments) to the local time configured for the account or user. Requires Platform.Load("core", "1.1.5") before use.

Example

var serverTime = Platform.Function.Now();
var localTime  = Platform.Function.SystemDateToLocalDate(serverTime);
function formatDate(dateString,dateFormat,timeFormat,isoLocale) {
    Platform.Variable.SetValue("@formatDate_string",dateString);
    Platform.Variable.SetValue("@formatDate_date",dateFormat);
    Platform.Variable.SetValue("@formatDate_time",timeFormat);
    Platform.Variable.SetValue("@formatDate_iso",isoLocale);
    return Platform.Function.TreatAsContent("%%=FormatDate(@formatDate_string, @formatDate_date, @formatDate_time, @formatDate_iso)=%%");
}

Write("Your local time: " + formatDate(localTime, "M/D/YYYY H:MM"));

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