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Description	Date field with the options of manual or calendar supported input.
Type	DateTime
Prepopulation	This element can be prepopulated. You can set a default value in the Attributes panel to be applied before displaying the form. Refer to Changing BPMN Element Attributes for more information. You can overwrite these defaults dynamically in the Get Data execution of a user task. How to do this is explained on Using Forms.
Editing	Refer to Modeling Forms for further information regarding editing of form elements using the context menu.

Configuration Options

Use the Attributes panel to edit the form element.

Attribute	Description	Allowed Values
Name	Technical identifier for data processing and not visible for the end user.	Alphanumercial characters and underscore. It is not allowed to start the name with a number.
Description	A commentary field for the developer. The content is invisible to users and its sole purpose is internal documentation.	Any string.
Label	Field name shown in the form.	Any string.
Mandatory	The element must be filled or used if the checkbox is activated.	true	Element must be filled.
Mandatory		false	Element may remain empty (default).
Read-only	This field is write-protected. When you use the option, Read-only is added to the bottom right of the element:	true	User cannot enter values.
Read-only		false	User can enter values (default).
Default Date	By default the field is empty. Use the calendar in the element or in the Attributes panel to preset a date: Save your default date by clicking on the check button. The set date and time are displayed in the element:	-
Date Format	Use this field to define the format, in which the date shall be displayed. You can choose between three date formats.	DD.MM.YYYY	Date is displayed in order day-month-year (default). Example: 31.12.2099
		MM.DD.YYYY	Date is displayed in order month-day-year. Example: 12.31.2099
		YYYY.MM.DD	Date is displayed in order year-month-day. Example: 2099.12.31
Use Current Date	The current date and time is used. If Use Current Date is enabled, you cannot use the calendar (attribute Default Date) any more.	true	The current date is displayed.
Use Current Date		false	The entered date is displayed.
Vertical Alignment	The attribute is used to adjust the position of a form element in context to a bigger neighboring element. Example: The Radio Button Group Color is much bigger than the Button Next, but the button should be shown at the bottom of the form. Therefore, the button's attribute Vertical Alignment is set to Bottom.	Top	Align the element on top of the element cell (default).
		Center	Align the element in the middle of the element cell.
		Bottom	Align the element at the bottom of the element cell.
CSS Class	Enables a field-acurate layout customization.	A valid CSS class.
Custom Attributes	The attribute is used to activate Angular directives, that are created as development kit (devkit) library to expand the default functionality. For detailed information about Angular directives, visit the official Angular documentation. For details about the usage of the Custom Attributes, refer to Developing Custom Directives.	empty attribute attribute with value (e.g. color="red") multiple entries separated by space (e.g. color="red" multiline max="5")
Symbol Type	Displays the type of the form element in read-only mode.	_