On a form, when you create an entry or modify an existing entry using a web service, you must specify the date and time in the following formats. This facilitates more accurate web service operation.
| Date and time format | Example |
|---|---|
"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ" |
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| "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss" |
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The following error message is displayed when you try to use any other date and time format in the web service:
ERROR (8957): The date format is invalid; Unparseable date:
Refer to the following code example of Create operation:
<soapenv:Envelope
xmlns:soapenv=""
xmlns:urn="urn:ABTestWS1"> <soapenv:Header>
<urn:AuthenticationInfo>
<urn:userName>Demo</urn:userName>
<urn:password></urn:password>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:authentication></urn:authentication>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:locale></urn:locale>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:timeZone></urn:timeZone>
</urn:AuthenticationInfo> </soapenv:Header> <soapenv:Body> <urn:Create>
<urn:Submitter__c>Demo</urn:Submitter__c>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:Assigned_To__c></urn:Assigned_To__c>
<urn:Status__c>New</urn:Status__c>
<urn:Short_Description__c>Test25</urn:Short_Description__c>
<!--Optional:--> <urn:Date_Time_Field__c>2016-01-19T09:55:50.111111000-0800</urn:Date_Time_Field__c>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:Date_Field__c></urn:Date_Field__c>
<!--Optional:-->
<urn:Time_Field__c></urn:Time_Field__c> </urn:Create> </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>